Overview

• The Astros brought J.P. France back to the major-league roster before the series opener in Toronto and sent reliever Logan VanWey to Triple-A Sugar Land.
• France is expected to work as a long-relief, multi-inning option rather than slotting directly into the rotation.
• Since his reinstatement, he made four appearances for Triple-A Sugar Land, three in relief, posting a 5.02 ERA over 14⅓ innings.
• Houston plans to start Luis Garcia, Jason Alexander and Cristian Javier against the Blue Jays, with Garcia and Javier recently returning from Tommy John surgery.
• The move bolsters coverage for potential short starts and helps protect the bullpen at the start of another dense stretch against the AL’s top-record Blue Jays.