Houston Astros Promote Kai-Wei Teng to Starter

0:00It's April 27th, I'm Cory with the story. This is MLB News Today, driven by AI and built for baseball fans. The Houston Astros just announced right-hander Kai Wei Tang as their starter for Tuesday's series opener against the Orioles in Baltimore at 5, 35 p.m. central time. This is a big shift since Tung's been their top reliever all season and a bullpen that's struggling hard with the worst ERA in baseball at 6.3, 1 in a 1.70, whip. One came over in a January trade from the San Francisco Giants and has been lights out in long relief, posting a 1 in 1 record with a 2.1. 1 6 ERA and 0.90, WHIP, over 16 and 2 thirds innings and 11 appearances. The move makes sense given his past, he made seven starts with a Giants last year, though they didn't go great with a 1 in 4 record in 7.66 ERA. Still, the Astros see potential in stretching him out as a starter or opener.

1:00Pitching coach Josh Miller hinted at this last week, saying they're always tweaking line-ups to maximize talent, and Tung's got dynamic stuff from both, size that fits the bill perfectly. Looks like Houston's experimenting to fix that bullpen mess, and we'll see if Tung can deliver in the Rotation Spotlight come Tuesday.