While the Houston Astros have seen their American League West Division lead shrink to a half-game over the hard-charging Seattle Mariners, they have managed to do so with a makeshift pitching rotation.
The Astros have had numerous starting pitchers, ranging from Lance McCullers Jr. to Luis Garcia, out of action with injuries. But the team revealed after beating the New York Yankees 7-1 on Sunday that another pitcher will return to the rotation.
Cristian Javier, who has been out of action since last season, will get the start on Monday night when the Astros open a three-game series against the Boston Red Sox at Daikin Park in Houston, according to Leah Vann of Chron.com. While Javier’s return gets highlighted, a couple of other players are going to be in the spotlight, too.
Monday’s game will be the first time that Carlos Correa has played in front of the Astros fan base since being acquired from the Minnesota Twins. Correa will play third base and be able to look out from the Astros’ dugout and see a friendly face there for Boston.
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