Astros vs. Phillies - Box Score - April 17, 2008
sports.espn.go.com 4/17/2008 — Houston Astros Hitters AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG M Bourn CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .224 M Loretta 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .229 J Valverde P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 L Berkman 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .298 C Lee LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .297 M Tejada SS 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .328 G Blum 3B 4 0 0 0 ...

Valverde has manager's confidence — Major League Baseball News 4/19/2008
Some of the fans might be turning on him, but Astros manager Cecil Cooper has embattled closer Jose Valverde's back. Valverde, 2-1 with a save and a 12.27 ERA, squandered a 3-0 ninth inning lead at Philadelphia on Tuesday night.