The Houston Astros positioned ace right-hander Hunter Brown on the 15-day injured listing Sunday with a proper shoulder pressure.
The transfer was retroactive to Thursday.
Brown completed third in American League Cy Younger Award balloting final season. He’s 1-0 with an 0.84 ERA in two begins this season, putting out 17 in simply 10 1/3 innings.
Brown, 27, final pitched Tuesday when he defeated the Boston Crimson Sox. He gave up one run and one hit and struck out eight towards two walks in six innings.
There was no quick phrase on how lengthy Brown may be sidelined. Houston introduced the transfer earlier than supervisor Joe Espada met with reporters previous to the membership’s Sunday afternoon highway recreation towards the Athletics.
Brown made the AL All-Star workforce for the primary time final season when he went 12-9 with a 2.43 ERA in 31 begins. He struck out a career-high 206 and posted a stellar 1.03 WHIP.
He’s 37-31 with a 3.44 ERA in 102 appearances (94 begins) since reaching the majors in 2022.
The Astros promoted right-hander Christian Roa from Triple-A Sugar Land in a corresponding transfer. He had a 6.75 ERA in two reduction appearances for Houston earlier this season.
The 27-year-old pitched one scoreless inning of reduction in his lone outing for Sugar Land this season.
–Discipline Degree Media
