Hunter Brown Injured, Astros Call Up Roa

0:00It's April 17th. This is MLB News Today, driven by AI following the season in real time. The Houston Astros just put right-hander Hunter Brown on the injured list with a right shoulder strain. This came after he fell off during his throwing program on Friday, got some imaging, and headed back to Houston for Team Docs to check him out. They were called righty-Christian raw from the miners to fill the roster spot. Then broke out huge last season at age 27, posting a 2.43 ERA over 31 starts, striking out 28.3. Percent of batters, earning his first all-star nod, and finishing third in the American League's side-young race. This year, through two starts, he was lights out with a 0.84 ERA in 10 and 2-thirds innings and a 39.5 percent. Strike out raid. Losing him hurts bad, especially after Framber Valdez left in free agency. The rest of the opening day rotation, Mike Burrows, Tatsuya Imy, Christian Javier, and Lance

1:01McCullough's Jr. has question marks. Burrows struggled early, Javier got shelled in his first two starts, and McCullough's has in top 60 big league innings since 2021. Team's eye in depth like Spencer Erighetti, who's off to a strong triple A start with two scoreless outings, or Colton Gordon and Prospect Miguel, Alola. They were already planning a six-may rotation for a tough 13-game stretch without off days, so they'll pull from triple A to bulk up. Roa steps in for now, giving bullpen depth until Brown's rotation turn tomorrow. Astros have bounced back from pitching injuries before with young arms, so they'll grind through while waiting on that clear timeline from the ducks.