The Houston Astros starting rotation is an ever-evolving story this season, with another wrinkle being added today. Manager Joe Espada announced that Cristian Javier will make Thursday's start in the series finale against the Oakland Athletics, per The Athletic's Chandler Rome. Hunter Brown will still make a start this weekend against the Milwaukee Brewers, which means that Houston is now in a six-man rotation. There is a bright side to this, in that the Astros finally have enough healthy pitchers that a six-man rotation is possible.
Mark Canha hit a grand slam in a seven-run second inning, Kerry Carpenter homered twice and the Detroit Tigers beat the Houston Astros 8-2 on Saturday night.
Before his current six-game hit streak, Seattle Mariners second baseman Jorge Polanco was finding other ways to contribute to a club that sits atop the American League West. In the first two games of a three-game series with the Houston Astros, Polanco brought his bat along for the ride. After clubbing his fifth home run in the series opener on Friday, Polanco went 2-for-5 with a run in the Mariners' 5-0 win on Saturday.
No | Player | P |
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52 | P | |
41 | P | |
56 | P | |
58 | P | |
66 | P | |
77 | P | |
31 | P | |
71 | P | |
53 | P | |
61 | P | |
43 | P | |
47 | P | |
56 | P | |
63 | P | |
55 | P | |
50 | P | |
62 | P | |
65 | P | |
59 | P | |
35 | P |
No | Player | P |
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17 | C | |
21 | C |
No | Player | P |
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27 | 2B | |
2 | 3B | |
38 | 1B | |
16 | SS | |
3 | SS | |
28 | 1B |
No | Player | P |
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44 | LF | |
14 | CF | |
10 | CF | |
20 | LF | |
6 | CF | |
30 | RF |