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The Houston Astros will return right-handed Jake Odritti from the list of injured on Monday and give him his first mission as the opener of a four-game series with the Kansas City Royals he is visiting.
Odorizzi last pitched on May 16 due to lower limb discomfort. His return brought the Astros a rotation of six, and Houston manager Dusty Baker told right-handed Justin Barlander between his last start at the series finale against the Royals on Thursday and his next scheduled outing. Gives additional rest. Burlander defeated New York Mets last Wednesday and threw eight scoreless innings. His 97 his 1/3 innings are second only to Flamber Valdes (101 innings).
"He has a lot of innings, so I'll back up the JV," Baker said. "We need to be able to keep him healthy throughout the season. When you leave Tommy John, you haven't left the forest yet, but this guy has done a lot of work in the first half of the season. He has been noteworthy so far. We need to make sure he stays fresh. "
Odorizzi (3-2, 3.13 ERA) on May 16th. He was injured during the start with Red Socks and then got 3-0 at 0.79 ERA in 4 starts before landing on IL. He has achieved 5.48 ERA in 15 career appearances (14 starts) against the Royals 3-6. He finally faced them on August 16, 2021 and allowed 8 hits in 2 strikeouts and 4 runs in 2 walks in 5 1/3 innings, then 7-6. Did not consider the load loss determination.
Rookie right-handed Jonathan Heathley (1-4, 5.20) is scheduled to start the Royals on Monday. He played against the Texas Rangers last Tuesday, losing three strikeouts in three of his two-thirds innings, allowing nine hits and two walks to allow him the best seven runs of his career. I did.
Heathley was 0-1 because he hadn't won in the last three starts and ERA gave up 13 runs in 122/3 innings at 9.24. He is 0-1 and ERA is 5.01 on five road starts this season.
He starts his second career with Astros. He was a record pitcher in the Royals' 7-4 defeat on June 5, allowing him to make seven hits with five strikeouts in six innings and three runs with two walks. ..
Kansas City defeated the Detroit Tigers 7-4 on Sunday to win the three-game series.
Royals right-handed Brady Singer matched his career's best nine strikeouts with Tigers, with six hits in 4 2/3 innings, two runs and three walks. Made possible. However, after loading the base in the 5-2 game in the bottom of the fifth inning and leaving, he did not consider the decision.
"Bladie had some of the best we've seen from him," said Royals manager Mike Massenny. "But he had to wait 30 minutes while we hit the 5th top and he lost rhythm."
– Field Level Media