CLEVELAND — Astros third baseman Luis Valbuena on Monday went for an X-ray on his left big toe and was diagnosed with a sprain that has him day-to-day.
“He’s sore. His toe is very sore,” manager A.J. Hinch said before the X-ray results were known. “He’s not going to start. He’s not going to have any activity on the field. Trying to nurse him back to better health. Any time you have a foot problem, it’s painful. … Hopefully, a day of rest will be good for him.”
Hinch said Valbuena’s been bothered by the toe in on-again, off-again fashion.