Escobar is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Mets due to a 103-degree fever, Mark Zuckerman of CSN Mid-Atlantic reports.

EDGE Analysis

It's an unfortunate day for Escobar to be suffering from an illness, as the Nationals will be without three key guys in their batting order with Ryan Zimmerman (oblique) and Michael A. Tayler (knee) also both sidelined.