Springer, who went 1-for-4 with a run on Saturday, is scheduled to be in the lineup Monday as the Hooks (83-49) attempt to set a franchise record for wins in a season. He is on assignment after suffering a fractured right wrist July 1 at Minute Maid Park.
The hottest bat in the lineup clearly belongs to Reed, the Astros' second-round pick in 2014, who leads the Minor Leagues with 33 home runs (including 22 hit in High-A Lancaster before his July 12 promotion to Double-A.)
Reed has some experience at the top of the nation. Four years after turning down the New York Mets' offer to draft him as a pitcher out of high school, the Kentucky Wildcat led NCAA Division I with 23 home runs, while maintaining a 12-2 record on the mound, and earning the SEC Player of the Year, Baseball America College Player of the Year and a host of other accolades.