The Washington Nationals have lost Howie Kendrick to a torn right Achilles tendon.

He will miss the remainder of the season.

Kendrick took an awkward step while retreating to catch a deep fly ball to left field in the eighth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday. He could have surgery as early as Monday.

"Once I tried to put weight on it, I couldn't put any weight on it, really, and then I was like, 'Oh, crap, I'd better just sit down,'" Kendrick said. "That's when I really knew there was something wrong with it because I couldn't control my heel at all, so that's when I knew it was probably my Achilles."