Overview
- Spencer Arrighetti went on the 15-day injured list retroactive to Aug. 31 after reporting elbow pain following a bullpen session, and Espada said the club will shut him down for a bit.
- Houston selected right-hander Jayden Murray to the Major League roster and transferred John Rooney to the 60-day IL to open a 40-man spot.
- Lefty Colton Gordon was recalled from Triple-A Sugar Land to start Friday against the Rangers, with Hunter Brown and Luis Garcia lined up for the rest of the series.
- Reliever Kaleb Ort also hit the 15-day IL with right elbow inflammation, joining a cluster of recent elbow-related absences that includes Rooney and Bennett Sousa, whose MRI showed a low-grade flexor/pronator strain.
- The Astros are managing workloads for recently returned Tommy John pitchers Cristian Javier and Garcia, may mix in a sixth starter, and could turn to AJ Blubaugh, Lance McCullers Jr., or J.P. France to cover starts after season-ending surgeries for Hayden Wesneski and Ronel Blanco.