Peter Lambert's MLB Debut: A New Chapter

0:00It's April 17th. This is MLB News today, powered by AI, you're around the diamond update. I'm Cory with the story. Peter Lambert's getting the ball for the Astros on Friday night. The right-hander isn't on the big league roster yet, so they'll add him before first pitch. It's his first major league start outside the Rockies, and it hits right before his 29th birthday on Saturday. Lambert spent six years in Colorado, making 74 appearances and tossing 243 and two-thirds innings with a rough six point. Two-eight earned run average per nine. The Rockies outrided him last fall. He hit free agency, then signed with Japan's Yakult Swallows. Over there, he logged 116 and one-third innings in 21st starts, posting a 4.26 ERA. That's solid enough. The Japan's leagues have been super pitcher-friendly lately, with central league averaging 2.97 and Pacific at 3.04 last year. Lambert inked a minor league pact with Houston in November, opted out after spring, then

1:03jumped back on another one. In Tribal A this season, he's gone 14 and two-thirds innings over three outings, giving up just three earned runs on 11 hits, was strong. Ground ball contact at 53.7%. Japan Ion is 94.5 mile per hour fastball mix, when he faces the lineup, could be the spark that reignites his state side career.