Clemens likely to make start Monday
Astros pitcher, nursing strained right calf
muscle, anticipates being able to face Phillies
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HOUSTON - Astros pitcher Roger Clemens, nursing a strained right calf muscle, anticipates being able to make his start Monday against Philadelphia.
“I don’t plan on doing any serious running until I go out to the mound on Monday,” Clemens said after a bullpen session Friday.
Clemens left in the fourth inning of Wednesday’s game against Philadelphia while running to first base after lining a two-run single to right field.
The injury occurred just hours after the Astros said left-hander Andy Pettitte, Clemens’ former teammate with the New York Yankees, would have season-ending elbow surgery.
Since then, however, Clemens said the calf has felt much better.
The six-time Cy Young Award winner is 12-4 with a 2.94 ERA in his first season with the Astros.
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