" Against his wishes, Miguel Tejada left Saturday's 4-3 victory over Cincinnati in the eighth inning with an injury to his upper left leg. Later, the 36-year-old shortstop insisted he'll be in the lineup today.

"I have to be out there," Tejada said. "I cannot sit on the bench. I'm fine. I will not be out of the lineup."

Manager Bud Black said he's optimistic about Tejada's status, but cautious.

"Doctors looked at him," Black said. "(In) 24 hours we'll have an indication where we're headed."

Tejada said the injury was to his groin. Black said it was a hip flexor.

Tejada suffered the injury when he popped up a bunt attempt in foul territory, then evaded Reds pitcher Nick Masset along the first-base line. Tejada singled to left field later in the at-bat and limped noticeably going to first.

With Tejada waving off being replaced, Black waited a couple pitches before removing the shortstop for pinch-runner Everth Cabrera.

Regarding why he waited to replace Tejada, Black said, "In my mind, I played back his running to first. I didn't like what I saw."

In 14 major-league seasons, Tejada has been on the disabled list once. That came in 2007 when he suffered a fractured left hand when he was hit by former Padre Doug Brocail. The injury snapped Tejada's consecutive games played streak at 1,152, the fifth longest all-time."