“Nobody wants to get hurt,” Howard said. “Only way to get it better is to shut it down. If you keep playing, the worst case is you’re out there playing and it gets worse and you’re out for the rest of the year. The key is to get healthy.”

National League MVP Ryan Howard was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a left quadriceps strain after he was out of the Philadelphia Phillies’ starting lineup for the fifth straight game.

This is not good news for the already slumping Howard. Hopefully he can bounce back and have a decent second half of the year. I just hope this isn’t a nagging injury.