Washington RF Jayson Werth is on a rehab assignment and hopes to return on Tuesday.
Buck and Mets manager Terry Collins acknowledged they were surprised to see Werth swing.
"Jayson Werth gets paid a lot of money to drive in runs, " Rice said.
Jayson Werth still appears ready to leave this winter, having gotten too expensive to retain.
Shandler: Werth is batting .360 in August, lifting his overall average above .300.
Questions have already begun regarding the future destinations of Cliff Lee, Carl Crawford, Jayson Werth, Adrian Beltre and Manny Ramirez.
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Case in point, the massive contracts bestowed upon Jayson Werth, Carl Crawford, Paul Konerko and Carlos Pena this past week.
But with the meat of the order coming up, Werth grounded into a 6-4-3 double play against 31-year-old rookie Scott Rice.
Werth is on a rehab assignment and hopes to return on Tuesday.
During the post-season, Howard was frequently pitched around, hitting just .269 with a .897 OPS. Werth was a much better post-season value than Howard.
Werth led the club with a postseason .309 batting average and led all Phillies starters with a .444 average in the World Series win over Tampa Bay.
He doubled in the first inning, then manufactured a run in the third when he walked, stole second and third and scored on a groundout by Jayson Werth.
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Notes: Nationals OF Jayson Werth, on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right hamstring, is expected to need at least two more weeks to heal after a second MRI showed he "has some problems in there, " Johnson said.
With the Washington Nationals trying to build a rally in the eighth inning, Werth swung at a 3-0 sinker and grounded into a costly double play that helped the New York Mets hang on for a 2-0 victory Sunday.
With Bryce Harper and Jayson Werth still ailing in an injury-filled season for Washington, the last thing manager Davey Johnson needed was for his ace to get hurt in the Nationals' 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night.
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