The astros place midfielder Jake Meyers On the 10-day wounded list, relay Brian McTaggart from MLB.com. ROOKIE INFIELDER Brice Matthews was called back to take his place on the active schedule. Meyers has to do with correct veal pain. Houston has also recovered Lance McCullers Jr. Of the 15-day IL and designated Nick Hernandez For the assignment to open a place in the Bullpen.
Meyers’ injury is the newest hit for a Houston team whose playoff hopes for livelihood support. The Tigers defeated the Red Sox this afternoon to achieve a play -off place. The Astros are on one road to October. They have to win their last two games in Anaheim and count on the Rangers to beat the Guardians twice in Cleveland. They may already know their fate by the time that tonight’s game is central at 8:38 pm. Cleveland’s game is already underway and they are 2-2 bound in the bottom of the fifth at the time of this writing.
If the Astros find a way to sneak in the play -offs, they should at least play the first round without their starting center fiddle. Meyers would not be eligible to return to Game 2 of the Division Series. It is the second calf-related IL-Stint of the season for the right-handed Slagman. Meyers put the same muscle in before the All-Star break and only returned to the big league club on 6 September.
Meyers may have had the best season of his career when he has been healthy. He will complete the regular season with a .292/.354/.373 battle line with three gay people and 16 stolen bases in 104 games. Meyers has been a fantastic defensive outfielder during his career. He had not really been an offensive threat during his first three-plus seasons. The average and on-base percentage of this year are easily personal highlights.
Houston has now lost three last two weeks. Jordan Alvarez His ankle sprains and will not come back this weekend. Jeremy Peña Did not play in a week because of an oblique tension. He is out of the line -up again tonight. Zach Cole replaces Meyers in midfield, drawing Taylor Trammell In the line -up left. Mauricio Dubón Is in short stop for Peña.
McCullers is back from a minimum IL residence related to hand pain. The former All-Star-Starter has been banned to the Bullpen and has an ERA of 6.71 over 52 1/3 innings around a trio injured list tints. His return comes at the expense of Hernandez. Houston did not have to make a 40-man selection, but had already chosen Hernandez five times during the season. That is the maximum under the conditions of the collective negotiating agreement of 2022, so the Astros must lead him through exemptions to send it down again.
Houston acquired Hernandez in a Trade in Minor League with the Padres last June. They called him a day later and have since used it as a Reliever up and down. The 30-year-old Righty threw 10 times this season. He has allowed six runs in 10 2/3 innings, and threw 11 while he spends eight walks. He threw well during his various Triple-A-Stints and handed in a 2.12 Run average while he hit a third of the opponents about 46 2/3 innings.
Hernandez has an under -average speed. His fastball is on average about 91 MPH and he leans just as heavy on a sliding regulator with a layer of 80. It is not not a striking things, but he has had swinging strikes at more than 13% of his offers at the big league level. Triple-A-Hitters sniffed more than 16% of the time. That can be enough for a team to take it. While Houston maximized their five options within a season, Hernandez then has another option year. A claim team can send him back to Triple-A next season if they are willing to keep him on the 40-man schedule all winter.
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