The Houston Astros‘ outfield has seen new faces in the last two months following the trade deadline and the expanded roster in September. Now, the rookies are consistently starting across all outfield positions due to recent injuries.
Michael Brantley remains on the injured list with knee soreness, as the left-hander was eligible to be activated on Wednesday. As he remains on the shelf, Brantley is “not quite ready” to return to the active roster.
Yordan Alvarez will be out of the lineup on Thursday due to soreness, which leads to more starts from the rookie cast.