Louisville's Rodríguez Down with Injury
<William Rodríguez:player#4244> at first refused to leave today's <Scott County:team#144>-<Louisville:team#149> game after he suffered a torn flexor tendon in his elbow while throwing a pitch. But his manager convinced him not to be foolish. "I want to be on the field," the feisty <Louisville:team#149> starting pitcher said. "I'll play through just about anything." Given time to reflect on the situation, he knew it was in his best interest to get immediate treatment. The injury is expected to keep Rodríguez out of action for 7 months.

To this point in the season, <Rodríguez:player#4244> shows a 9-4 record, 20 starts, 132.2 innings, 103 strikeouts and a 2.51 ERA.