WASHINGTON -- Marlins second baseman Xavier Edwards exited with left thumb and elbow discomfort in the bottom of the fifth inning of Sunday afternoon’s game at Nationals Park.
Edwards was covering the bag as Jorbit Vivas stole second with a feet-first slide that appeared to catch Edwards’ glove arm.
Catcher Brian Navarreto’s throw bounded into shallow center field as Vivas scurried to third and Edwards removed his glove while grabbing at his arm in pain.
Vivas was eventually doubled up off third on Harry Ford’s hard ground ball, but the Nats still took a 1-0 lead in the inning on Nasim Nuñez’s RBI double.
Edwards has played in every game this season for the Marlins, starting all but six of them at second base. He’s slashing .282/.361/.376, and on Friday, Edwards became the fourth Marlins player to reach 20 stolen bases this season.
Griffin Conine entered for Edwards and played first base. Leo Jiménez moved to third and Javier Sanoja shifted to second.