HOUSTON (AP) -Houston closer Jose Valverde will likely miss a couple of days recovering after being hit on the leg by a grounder.
Valverde was hit near his ankle and strained his right calf trying to field the grounder by Orlando Hudson that hit him. Still, he remained in the game to get the last two outs and his first save in Houston’s 8-5 win over the Dodgers on Tuesday night.
Manager Cecil Cooper, catcher Ivan Rodriguez and members of Houston’s training staff tried to get him to leave the game after the injury, but the fiery closer, who led the National League with 44 saves in 2008, flatly refused.
He struck out James Loney and Russell Martin to end the game despite hobbling through those batters favoring his injured leg.
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