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Brandon Inge hit a two-run homer off Jose Valverde with two outs in the ninth inning and the Detroit Tigers averted a sweep with a 4-3 win over the Houston Astros on Sunday.
Astros closer Jose Valverde has had fluid drained from his strained right calf.
Jose Valverde earned a save after getting struck in the face with a line drive and the Houston Astros got two solo homers from Hunter Pence to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 on Friday night.
Brandon Lyon was picked Wednesday to replace Jose Valverde as the Arizona Diamondbacks' closer.
The Arizona Diamondbacks wanted ace Dan Haren without having to deplete their stable of young talent. Trading major league saves leader Jose Valverde in a separate deal solved that problem.
This crazy run for Colorado just goes on and on. Now, Willy Taveras has joined the fun. Taveras strolled to first base with the decisive RBI after sprinting toward the gap for a diving catch, and the Rockies kept on racing toward the World Series.
Ryan Howard couldn't save the Phillies from losing to Randy Johnson on this night. After beating Arizona earlier this month with a pinch-hit grand slam, Howard lined into a double play as a pinch-hitter in the ninth off closer Jose Valverde to end a Philadelphia rally.
Doug Davis figured his winless drought was over when he left with a four-run lead in the ninth. Jose Valverde made him sweat it out. Davis pitched eight sharp innings, Conor Jackson drove in four runs and the Arizona Diamondbacks survived Valverde's shaky ninth to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 Monday night for their fifth straight win.
Troy Tulowitzki may get fooled once. But not twice. Tulowitzki made the necessary adjustments against Arizona closer Jose Valverde in Colorado's 4-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks in 11 innings Tuesday night.
Walk-off homer pushes Braves to brink of 90-loss seasonJulian Tavarez gave up the game-winning homer to Darin Erstad in the bottom of the ninth Friday, the Atlanta Braves losing the opening game of their season-ending series to the Astros 5-4 in Houston.
Baseball Injury ReportJake Peavy getting extra rest for tendinitis. Albert pujols strains his right oblique. Mike Maroth needs surgery to remove painful bone chips from his pitching elbow. And a few other aches, pains and sprains from about the bigs.
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