Nationals' Glover bound for DL after hurting back in shower

The Washington Nationals' beleaguered bullpen will be without Koda Glover for the next little while, as the right-hander will be placed on the 10-day disabled list with lower-back stiffness after trying to pitch through some discomfort Saturday, according to Chelsea Janes of the Washington Post.

Glover, who first tweaked his back in the shower, said his back was in "pretty bad shape" following Saturday's outing.

"I was taking a shower, bent over to get my body wash, stood up and had a little kink," Glover told Jorge Castillo of the Washington Post. "With some issues I've had lately I kind of pushed myself. I didn't want to take a day off. I've had three days off already, so I pushed the limits today, tried to pitch through it. And it's one of them things where it was out of my control and I should have said something early. I didn't and now my back's in pretty bad shape."

With his back aching, Glover was unable to shut down the Texas Rangers at Nationals Park, squandering a two-run lead in the top of the ninth inning to earn his second blown save of 2017 in his club's eventual 6-3 loss. It was only after the game he told his bosses he wasn't 100 percent.

"I'm tired of being hurt," Glover said. "Never been hurt before until last year and ever since then it just seems like something new keeps popping up every day. So it's one of them things where I can't control it. I just got to put my head down and keep going."

Glover's latest injury is a significant blow to a bullpen that ranks second-last in the majors in WAR (-0.3), as the 24-year-old had been thriving as its de facto closer, converting eight straight save opportunities prior to Saturday while holding his opponents scoreless in 10 of his 11 previous appearances.