Overview
- Spencer Arrighetti sustained a broken hand after being struck by a batted ball during batting practice at T-Mobile Park in Seattle on Monday.
- Team doctors are currently evaluating the extent of Arrighetti's injury, with his next scheduled start on Friday against the Angels now in question.
- The injury disrupts the Astros' pitching rotation, creating challenges for the team's upcoming games.
- Relievers Kaleb Ort and Forrest Whitley are set to begin rehab assignments with Triple-A Sugar Land this week as the Astros work to maintain pitching depth.
- Lance McCullers Jr. is scheduled for a rehab start on Saturday as part of his recovery from flexor surgery, offering potential reinforcement for the rotation in the near future.