DETROIT -- The Astros have a number of ailing pitchers, but all are improving, and there are number of options in place.
Right-handed reliever Josh Fields was scheduled to throw off a mound Saturday after taking a comeback line drive off his right knee late in Thursday's game in Detroit. Fields said he feels much better than he did Friday, and manager A.J. Hinch speculated Fields would be available very soon, if not Saturday.
As for pitchers on the 15-day disabled list, right-handed reliever Samuel Deduno (lower back strain) threw off a mound Saturday and felt good.