Roger Clemens plans to pitch Saturday whether the Houston Astros are still trying to clinch the NL wild card or already have their playoff spot secured. The Rocket skipped his last scheduled start because of a sore left hamstring that has bothered him all month. The 43-year-old right-hander, who is 12-8 and leads the major leagues with a 1.89 ERA, wants to pitch again before the playoffs. "I need to be in a game," Clemens said Thursday before the Astros opened their regular season-ending series against the Chicago Cubs. "I've rested too long. The side work that I'm doing is not intense enough. I need to get out in a game and at least get some active innings under my belt before we get underway."