RHP Shawn Kelley (right forearm) is scheduled to undergo what manager Dusty Baker called "extensive testing" early next week. Baker said Kelley, who left Friday's game after recording one out in the eighth inning when his right arm went numb and his hand swelled up after delivering a pitch to Mets CF Juan Lagares, is dealing with inflammation and nerve issues in his arm, though the testing will determine exactly where the problem is located. Kelley also battled a similar injury during the playoffs last season. Kelley, who missed two months earlier this season because of a back injury, is 3-2 with a 7.27 ERA and four saves in 33 games this year.

RHP Shawn Kelley (right hand/forearm) exited Friday night after recording one out in the eighth inning of the Nationals' 7-6 loss to the Mets. Kelley was ahead of Mets CF Juan Lagares 0-2 when manager Dusty Baker and a trainer visited him at the mound. After a brief consultation, Kelley walked off the field with the trainer. Kelley said afterward he lost feeling in his lower arm and that his hand immediately swelled up. He said it felt similar to the injury that forced him from Game 5 of the National League Division Series last October. Kelley, who missed more than two months earlier this season due to a back injury, is expected to see a doctor on Saturday. He is 3-2 with a 7.27 ERA and four saves in 33 games this year.

RHP Shawn Kelley was reinstated after a rehab assignment to fill the void left by RHP Ryan Madson going to the DL. Kelley missed 51 games with a right trapezius strain. Kelley made eight appearances with Triple-A Syracuse, going 1-1 with an 8.10 ERA.

RHP Shawn Kelley (right trap strain) continues to progress, manager Dusty Baker said Tuesday. Kelley has missed 50 games since going on the DL on June 18.

RHP Shawn Kelley (right trapezius strain) threw a simulated game Wednesday and could begin a rehab assignment soon, according to manager Dusty Baker. "He felt good about it at this stage, because he hadn't been out there in a long time," Baker said.

RHP Shawn Kelley continued his recovery from a trapezius strain by throwing a simulated game Wednesday. Kelley has been on the disabled list retroactive to June 17. The simulated game could be the final step before going out on a rehab assignment.

RHP Shawn Kelley (right trapezius strain) has stopped throwing since he had some pain while throwing last week. "I thought I was pretty much in the clear. The first couple days of throwing went good," Kelley told The Washington Post. "Then when I really tried to test it, and start to put some effort in it, it kind of tightened up on me. Since that day, it's kind of stayed the same and is really annoying me." Kelley has been on the DL since June 18 and has missed 16 games.

RHP Shawn Kelley (lower back strain) began throwing Monday, according to manager Dusty Baker. That is the first time he has done so since going on the disabled list June 18.

RHP Shawn Kelley (lower back strain) has missed seven games since going on the DL June 18. He continues to get treatment, manager Dusty Baker said Saturday. He is 3-2 with a 7.00 ERA in 22 games.

RHP Shawn Kelley (right trapezius strain) was placed on the 10-day disabled list Sunday, retroactive to Saturday. Manager Dusty Baker said Saturday that Kelley was dealing with neck spasms when he displayed decreased velocity while allowing one run in one inning on Friday night. There is no timetable for Kelley's return. It is the second trip to the disabled list this season for Kelley, who was shelved with a lower back strain from May 2-12. Kelley is 3-2 with four saves and a 7.00 ERA in 22 games.

The Washington Nationals placed right-handed relief pitcher Shawn Kelley on the 10-day disabled list Sunday with a right trapezius strain.The move, retroactive to June 17, was announced before Sunday's finale of a four-game series against the New York Mets at Citi Field.Kelley, 33, is on the disabled list for the second time this season. He missed nine games earlier this season (May 2-12) with a lower back strain. In 22 appearances over 18 innings, Kelley is 3-2 with four saves, one hold and a 7.00 ERA.The Nationals also recalled right-hander A.J. Cole from Triple-A Syracuse.Cole, 25, joins the Nationals for his second major league assignment of the season. He was with Washington from May 2-12 and made one start, throwing six innings and giving up one run with four walks and two strikeouts in a 6-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on May 6.In Triple-A this season, Cole is 3-2 with a 5.68 ERA in 10 starts. Over his eight-year minor league career, he is 49-41 with a 3.77 ERA and 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings. He has carried over that ratio to the majors with 50 strikeouts in 53 2/3 innings of work, going 2-2 with a 4.86 ERA in 12 career games (10 starts).

RHP Shawn Kelley (neck) was unavailable Saturday, when the Nationals beat the Mets, 7-4. Manager Dusty Baker said Kelley was dealing with spasms in his neck Friday night, when he displayed decreased velocity while allowing one run -- on a homer by Mets RF Jay Bruce -- in one inning. Baker said he was concerned about Kelley, who received pre-game treatment Saturday, but that it was too early to consider a disabled list stint. It has been a difficult season for Kelley, who is 3-2 with four saves and a 7.00 ERA in 22 games. Kelley was on the disabled list with a lower back strain from May 2-12.

RHP Shawn Kelley gave up a three-run homer in the 11th as the Nationals lost 6-3 on Saturday to Texas. What is wrong with the veteran, who has a 7.47 ERA in 19 games? "If I knew I'd have stopped it a long time ago, so, like I said, we've just got to go back to the drawing board on the whole thing. That was a shame, because lost in the defeat was the job that Gio (Gonzalez) did, he did an outstanding job, this team is better against right-handers than left-handers and he proved why," said Dusty Baker, the Washington manager.

RHP Shawn Kelley (lower back strain), who came off the disabled list Friday, gave up three runs in the top of the ninth in the first game Sunday and suffered the loss. Is the problem his slider? "Yeah I think it's on my slider," Kelley told reporters. "I think they picked up pretty quickly that the slider wasn't my typical slider. Felt like they were able to sit on fastballs, and I took my best shot trying to just go at them and attack them with the heater, because I realize that's pretty much all I had today and it didn't work." Kelley has a 7.15 ERA this season.

RHP Shawn Kelley (lower back strain), who came off the disabled list Friday, pitched the top of the ninth Saturday and did not allow a run. He got the win as Bryce Harper hit a two-run homer in the last of the ninth. Kelley missed nine games; he is 3-0 with three saves and a 4.91 ERA in 12 games.

RHP Shawn Kelley (lower back strain) came off the disabled list Friday and manager Dusty Baker couldn't be happier. Kelley missed nine games; he is 2-0 with three saves and a 5.40 ERA in 11 games and could emerge as the team's closer once again. "It is important," Baker said of having Kelley and Koda Glover back. "I can put my bullpen back in the order I want to."

RHP Shawn Kelley (lower back strain) said he threw between 20 and 25 pitches in a simulated game Wednesday at Nationals Park. He will take Thursday off and could come off the disabled list Friday. "He felt good," manager Dusty Baker said. The Nationals could use Kelley; their bullpen has the worst ERA in the National League and has no definitive closer.

RHP Shawn Kelley (lower back strain) is eligible to come off the disabled list. Manager Dusty Baker said Kelley is "feeling really good."

RHP Shawn Kelley was placed on the 10-day disabled list with a lower back strain Friday. Kelley's DL placement is retroactive to May 2. To replace him on the roster, the Nats recalled LHP Matt Grace from Triple-A Syracuse. Kelley, the team's current closer, owns a 5.40 ERA and three saves in 10 innings pitched on the year.

RHP Shawn Kelley, who was under the weather and not available Wednesday night, did not pitch again Thursday. Kelley had not pitched since facing the New York Mets on Saturday. He has a 5.40 ERA in 11 games and was sick again Thursday.