McCullers Jr. expected to start for the Astros against Angels
The Astros will start Lance McCullers Jr. on Sunday while the Angels are expected to counter with Reid DetmersAUGUST 15, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Advancing to live BP Urquidy (shoulder) is scheduled to throw live batting practice Saturday, Danielle Lerner of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Impact It's possible that this session could be postponed due to a tropical storm closing in on Florida. Urquidy continues to advance with his rehab, which is good news. The goal is for him to rejoin the big club on Sept. 1.
AUGUST 13, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Greinke expected to start for the Astros against Angels
The Astros will start Zack Greinke on Friday and the Angels are expected to counter with Patrick SandovalAUGUST 13, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Valdez expected to start as Astros host the Rockies
The Astros are expected to send Framber Valdez to the mound Wednesday and the Rockies plan to give Antonio Senzatela the startAUGUST 11, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Heading to rehab Wednesday Urquidy (shoulder) will go to West Palm Beach on Wednesday to begin his rehab assignment, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Impact Manager Dusty Baker expressed hope that Urquidy would be back with the Astros on September 1. The righty has been on the IL with a right shoulder injury since June 30, at which point he had posted a 3.38 ERA and 66:13 K:BB in 77.1 innings. Once healthy, Urquidy figures to rejoin Houston's starting rotation.
AUGUST 10, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Odorizzi expected to start for the Astros against the Rockies
The Rockies will start Jon Gray on Tuesday and the Astros are expected to counter with Jake OdorizziAUGUST 10, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Maeda scheduled to start for Minnesota against Houston
The Twins will start Kenta Maeda on Sunday and the Astros are expected to counter with Lance McCullers JrAUGUST 8, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tosses bullpen session Urquidy (shoulder) threw a bullpen session Saturday, Danielle Lerner of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Impact The bullpen session was Urquidy's first since he hit the injured list back in late June. It's an important step in the right direction, though he still has plenty of work to do before he's ready to return to game action.
AUGUST 7, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Greinke expected to start as Astros host the Twins
The Twins will start Bailey Ober on Friday and the Astros are expected to counter with Zack GreinkeAUGUST 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Valdez expected to start as Houston hosts Minnesota
The Twins will start Griffin Jax on Thursday and the Astros are expected to counter with Framber ValdezAUGUST 5, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Advancing to mound work Urquidy (shoulder) is scheduled to throw off a mound Wednesday or Thursday, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Impact The right-hander has been throwing off flat ground for the past couple weeks, and he's now set to move on to mound work. Urquidy should begin ramping up his workload off the mound before facing live hitters and eventually progressing to a rehab assignment.
AUGUST 3, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Buehler expected to start for Los Angeles against Houston
The Astros will start Lance McCullers Jr. on Tuesday and the Dodgers are expected to counter with Walker BuehlerAUGUST 3, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wood scheduled to start for San Francisco against Houston
The Astros will start Zack Greinke on Saturday while the Giants are expected to counter with Alex WoodJULY 31, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Gausman expected to start as San Francisco hosts Houston
The Astros will start Framber Valdez on Friday and the Giants are expected to counter with Kevin GausmanJULY 30, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kikuchi scheduled to start as Seattle hosts Houston
The Astros will start Jake Odorizzi on Wednesday and the Mariners are expected to counter with Yusei KikuchiJULY 28, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Flexen scheduled to start for Seattle against Houston
The Mariners are expected to send Chris Flexen to the mound Tuesday and the Astros will give Lance McCullers Jr. the startJULY 27, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Greinke scheduled to start for Houston against Texas
The Astros will roll out Zack Greinke to the mound Sunday and the Rangers plan to give Taylor Hearn the startJULY 25, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Valdez expected to start for Houston against Texas
The Astros are expected to send Framber Valdez to the mound Saturday and the Rangers plan to give Kyle Gibson the startJULY 24, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Allard expected to start for the Rangers against Astros
The Rangers will start Kolby Allard on Friday while the Astros are expected to counter with Jake OdorizziJULY 23, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Has another session Urquidy (shoulder) threw a 35-pitch session on flat ground Wednesday, Danielle Lerner of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Impact This was Urquidy's second flat-ground session this week, coming two days after tossing 25 pitches Monday. Houston manager Dusty Baker said the right-hander will have another flat-ground session before getting onto a mound and eventually progressing to a rehab assignment.
JULY 22, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Hernandez, Indians top Astros 1st time in 6 tries this year
Rookie Ernie Clement had a season-high three RBIs and Cesar Hernandez hit a tiebreaking home run in the seventh inning to lift the Cleveland Indians to a 5-4 win over the Houston A...JULY 22, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Alvarez ends slump with 2-run HR as Astros beat Indians 4-3
Yordan Alvarez snapped an 0-for-22 slump with a two-run homer to help the Houston Astros to a 4-3 win over the Cleveland IndiansJULY 20, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Throwing off flat ground Urquidy (shoulder) began throwing off flat ground Monday, Jake Kaplan of The Athletic reports.
Impact Urquidy had been shut down from throwing since hitting the injured list with right shoulder discomfort in late June. The length of his absence likely means he'll be brought along somewhat cautiously. The Astros have yet to announce when they expect him to begin a rehab assignment.
JULY 19, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Greinke expected to start for the Astros against the Indians
The Indians will start J.CJULY 19, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Valdez expected to start for the Astros against White Sox
The Astros will start Framber Valdez on Sunday while the White Sox are expected to counter with Carlos RodonJULY 18, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
