New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez left Sunday's 7-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles with a strained right quadriceps.
Rodriguez hurt himself while running out a grounder. He and Josh Hamilton of Texas are the only AL players to start every game this season, and A-Rod will have an extra day to recover because the Yankees are off Monday.
"I'll get some rest, wake up and see how it feels," he said. "I'll treat it all day. I have a heat pad, sleep on that, then ice it, and do treatment all day and let it roll."
Rodriguez reached first base on a fielder's choice and left after one pitch, thanks in part to some heads-up work by first base coach Tony Pena.
"I felt it a little bit in my swing, then probably four or five steps out of the box, I felt a little twinge," Rodriguez said. "I give Tony a lot of credit. He knew that if I had to go first to third on a double that perhaps I could have hurt it very seriously."
Rodriguez hurt himself while running out a grounder. He and Josh Hamilton of Texas are the only AL players to start every game this season, and A-Rod will have an extra day to recover because the Yankees are off Monday.
"I'll get some rest, wake up and see how it feels," he said. "I'll treat it all day. I have a heat pad, sleep on that, then ice it, and do treatment all day and let it roll."
Rodriguez reached first base on a fielder's choice and left after one pitch, thanks in part to some heads-up work by first base coach Tony Pena.
"I felt it a little bit in my swing, then probably four or five steps out of the box, I felt a little twinge," Rodriguez said. "I give Tony a lot of credit. He knew that if I had to go first to third on a double that perhaps I could have hurt it very seriously."
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