Some discouraging news for the Nats: Shawn Hill is being shut down for the final week of the season and will have surgery on his right forearm to decompress the radial nerve. Sound familiar? That's the same procedure John Patterson just had done.

While the news comes somewhat out of the blue, it's not a total shocker. Hill had complained of forearm tightness since spring training, and though he managed to pitch through it, it did bother him most of the season.

Still waiting to get details of when/where the surgery will take place and what the recovery time will be. Hill also will have surgery to repair a tear in his left (non-throwing) shoulder two weeks after the forearm surgery.

Hill was scheduled to start Wednesday against the Mets. He'll now be replaced by Mike Bacsik.