Astros' Hunter Brown to IL with Shoulder Strain

0:00It's April 5th, I'm Corey with the story, and this is MLB News today, your AI-powered baseball briefing. Astros 800 Brown is headed to the 15-day injured list with a right shoulder strain. They made the move Sunday and recalled right-hander Christian Roa from Triple A Sugarland to fill the spot. Brown lived sharp in his last outing Tuesday against the Red Sox in Houston, tossing six innings with just one run, one hit, and eight strikeouts. That was his first start since opening day when he went four and two-thirds innings against the Angels. This marched the first injured list then of his career. At 27, Brown stepped up as Houston's top guy last season, finishing third in American League-Sai Young voting. He went 12-9 with a 2.43 ERA, a career low 1.03 Whip, struck out 206 in 185, and one-third innings, and held opponents to only 133 hits. The Astros have enamed their starter yet for the series against the Rockies, starting Monday

1:01in Denver, where Brown was lined up to pitch. They've got depth in Triple A, like Spencer Eregetti, who fire four and one-third scoreless frames with nine strikeouts Friday. To handle a tough stretch of 13 straight gains without a break, Houston plans to switch to a six-man rotation later this week, so they'll manage. But without their ace for now.