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7:05 pm EDT Fri Apr 23, 2010

Manny Ramirez is obviously a big reason why the Los Angeles Dodgers have the most productive lineup in the majors. Ryan Zimmerman has been equally important for the improved Washington Nationals in 2010. Both teams, however, will be without their All-Stars when they open a weekend series Friday night at Nationals Park. Los Angeles manager Joe Torre said Ramirez will be out at least two days and possibly for the entire weekend series after the slugger strained his right calf running out a single during Thursday’s 8-5 loss at Cincinnati. Ramirez, batting .415 with two homers and 12 RBIs this season, missed two games last week because of tightness in the same calf. Though the two-time defending NL West champion Dodgers lead the majors in runs and batting average, they’ve yet to spend a day above .500 in 2010. Losing Ramirez for any extended period could be tough even with Andre Ethier, Rafael Furcal, Matt Kemp and Russell Martin all hitting well.

Ethier hit his fifth homer and second in two nights Thursday, while Kemp singled to extend his hitting streak to 11 games, but Los Angeles dropped two of three to the Reds despite outscoring them 28-25 in the set. After leading the majors with a 3.41 staff ERA in 2009, the Dodgers have an ERA of 5.52 this season. Los Angeles knuckleballer Charlie Haeger will make his third start Friday. The right-hander, who’s never faced the Nationals, looks to bounce back after giving up seven runs and walking five in three innings of a 9-0 loss to San Francisco on Saturday. Zimmerman won’t have the chance to face Haeger, as the Washington third baseman will sit out his second consecutive game with a right hamstring injury. Hitting .341 with two home runs and 10 RBIs, Zimmerman missed five games earlier this season with a strained left hamstring. He hopes to return sometime this weekend.