Bad News for Vipers, Martínez Injured
<César Martínez:player#11770> at first refused to leave today's <New Mexico:team#1>-<Arizona:team#6> game after he suffered an elbow strain while throwing a pitch. But his manager convinced him not to be foolish. "I want to be on the field," the feisty <Arizona:team#6> closer 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 Martínez out of action for 5 weeks.

Up to this point in the season, <Martínez:player#11770> has made 53 relief appearances with 8 saves. <Martínez:player#11770> has also recorded a 6-2 won-lost mark with a 3.23 ERA. In 69.2 innings he has fanned 84.