Astros’ Phil Maton out for playoffs after punching locker

By KRISTIE RIEKEN
AP Sports Writer

HOUSTON (AP) — Astros reliever Phil Maton says he broke his right pinkie when he punched a locker in frustration after Houston’s regular-season finale and will miss the postseason. Maton had surgery Monday to repair the fractured finger on his pitching hand. The Astros announced earlier Tuesday that Maton and another veteran reliever, Will Smith, had been left off the roster for the AL Division Series against Seattle. The 29-year-old Maton gave up two hits and two runs while recording one out in the eighth inning of Houston’s 3-2 win over Philadelphia last Wednesday. He says he was upset with his outing. He called his actions “kind of shortsighted and ultimately selfish.”