Astros Scratch Yainer Diaz Late with Abdominal Injury vs. Dodgers
The Houston Astros’ injury list grew longer Monday when catcher Yainer Diaz was scratched from the lineup against the Los Angeles Dodgers due to a left abdominal injury, the team announced approximately an hour before first pitch. Houston did not…
Astros Turn to Kai-Wei Teng as Rotation Crisis Forces Bold Move
For the better part of a month, Kai-Wei Teng has been one of the few reliable arms in a Houston Astros bullpen under siege. On Tuesday in Baltimore, he gets a different assignment. Teng will start the series opener against the Orioles, manager Joe Espada…
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 Is Evolving—They Just Can’t Stay Healthy
The most important trend in pitching right now has nothing to do with velocity. It has to do with shapes. As Sports Illustrated’s Tom Verducci recently detailed, pitchers across baseball are adding weapons to their arsenals at an unprecedented…
“You Can’t Cry About It”: Dana Brown On Houston’s Relentless Injury Wave
CLEVELAND — Nine players placed on the injured list in 17 days. Seventeen players dealing with injuries overall, an MLB high. And the season is not yet four weeks old. The Houston Astros have been here before. In 2025, 26 players spent time on the…
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…