Astros Injury Update: Several Returns Getting Closer
Several Houston Astros players are trending toward returns from the injured list, with the club receiving encouraging news on multiple fronts Friday. Lance McCullers Jr. faced live hitters for the first time since being sidelined, throwing 25 pitches in…
Spencer Arrighetti Keeps Bailing Out the Astros
Spencer Arrighetti knows what it feels like to watch a season fall apart from the inside. A broken right thumb in 2025, then elbow inflammation, then shutdown: seven starts and a 5.35 ERA in what should have been a breakout year. If anyone on this roster…
Astros Injury Update: Imai Nears Return, Sousa Could Be Back This Weekend
The Houston Astros got some encouraging injury news Friday, with right-hander Tatsuya Imai taking a significant step toward returning to the rotation and reliever Bennett Sousa nearing a comeback from the injured list. Tatsuya Imai Imai threw his second…
Astros Pitching Crisis: 10 Starters in 21 Games
What was supposed to be the Astros’ biggest strength has become a nightly scramble. Three weeks into the 2026 season, injuries have torn through Houston’s pitching staff, forcing the club to piece together games with call-ups, short starts, and an…
Astros Injuries Mount as Peña, Imai Join Brown, Javier on IL
Before Monday’s game against the Seattle Mariners, the Houston Astros were already short two starting pitchers. Then things got worse. The club placed right-hander Tatsuya Imai on the 15-day IL with right arm fatigue, meaning three-fifths of…
Four Starters in Eight Days: The Astros Have a Real Pitching Problem
At some point, bad luck stops being an explanation. The Houston Astros arrived in Colorado on April 6 with a rotation that appeared functional. Hunter Brown was already on the injured list with a Grade 2 right shoulder strain. That was one injury,…
The Houston Astros Have a Pitching Problem. “We’ll Figure It Out” Isn’t a Plan.
Fourteen games into the 2026 season, the Houston Astros are 6-8, losers of five straight, and are dealing with a pitching situation that has gone from concerning to alarming in the span of one week. Manager Joe Espada is staying positive.…
Astros Injury Avalanche Rekindles 2025 Nightmare
This was supposed to be the year the Houston Astros stayed healthy. After watching their 2025 rotation collapse in slow motion—seven pitchers on the injured list, 15 different starters used, only two pitching more than 100 innings all season—the refrain…
Astros Hit Hard by Injuries: Javier, Meyers Exit as Correa Sits Again
DENVER — The Houston Astros’ injury situation went from bad to worse Wednesday afternoon at Coors Field, as starting pitcher Cristian Javier and center fielder Jake Meyers both exited the team’s 9-1 loss to the Colorado Rockies within minutes…
Astros Swept by Rockies in 9–1 Rout as Javier Exits with Shoulder Tightness
DENVER — It was over almost before it started. Cristian Javier exited in the second inning with shoulder tightness, AJ Blubaugh allowed five runs without recording an out, and the Houston Astros were routed 9-1 by the Colorado Rockies to complete a sweep…