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It sounds like Gordon checked out fine after being struck in the head by a comebacker during Monday’s loss to the Guardians. The 26-year-old managed to remain in the contest following the incident and should avoid the injured list. It doesn’t seem like he’ll make another start before the All-Star break so it wound’t be shocking to see him optioned to Triple-A to bring in a fresh relief arm.
about 20 hours ago
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about 3 hours ago
Javier is working his way back from Tommy John and is about a week behind his teammate, Luis Garcia, who is recovering from the same injury. Garcia moved from live batting practice to a two-inning rehab start in the Florida Complex League, so we should expect a similar path for Javier. At this rate, Javier could return to the starting rotation or a piggyback “bulk follower” role by early August.
Source: Michael Schwab
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about 3 hours ago
Garcia also struck out four and threw 27 pitches in his two innings of work. This was a nice step in Garcia’s return from Tommy John surgery. He will likely try to push to three innings in his next start, which should come at a higher level in the minor league organization. At this rate, assuming he has no setbacks, Garcia could return to the Astros rotation, or perhaps piggyback with a starter like Colton Gordon or Brandon Walter, by the end of July.
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Altuve got the Astros on the board in the opening inning with a sacrifice fly that tied the score at 1-1. He then smacked a two-run double in the fifth inning that pulled the Astros to within three runs at 6-3. The 35-year-old outfielder also drove in the game-tying run with an RBI knock off of Hunter Gaddis in the eighth inning. That would be the extent of their scoring, however. With his two-hit attack, Altuve is now hitting .272/.332/.456 with 16 homers, 50 RBI and six stolen bases (in 12 attempts) on the season.
