Hornets Lose Victor Sauceda
A blow for <Victor Sauceda:player#7993> today -- team doctors confirmed he will miss 4 months with a torn back muscle. <Sauceda:player#7993> suffered the injury throwing a pitch. Although officials from the <Houston HS Hornets:team#155> are confident he'll make a full recovery, doubts will persist about <Sauceda:player#7993>'s ability to return fully fit with an injury of this nature.

To this point in the season, <Sauceda:player#7993> has 7 saves in 12 relief appearances with a 3-1 mark and 3.68 ERA. He has 17 strikeouts in 14.2 innings with 7 walks.