Injury Sidelines Merlin Santos For Year
The <Flagstaff Venom:team#30> were dealt a blow today when reliever <Merlin Santos:player#4301> left the game with an undisclosed injury. The team has now revealed that <Santos:player#4301> has suffered shoulder inflammation and will most likely miss the rest of the season as a result of the injury.

To date this year, he has registered 3 saves, 7 wins and 2 losses with a 3.00 ERA. <Santos:player#4301> has made 39 relief appearances, worked a total of 75 innings and surrendered 74 hits. He has fanned 65, issued 32 free passes and held opposing clubs to a .266 batting average.