Fri 8/5/11 9:27 PM

Juan Nicasio left Friday's game against the Nationals in the second inning after being struck in the head by a comebacker off the bat of Ian Desmond. Just awful. Nicasio completed his motion and had no chance to get out of the way of the liner off Desmond's bat. He fell immediately to the ground, lying on his back, and showed very little movement before being attended to by medical personnel. He eventually moved his hands and was strapped to a stretcher before leaving the field on a golf cart. Stay tuned for an update on his status.