Official Site of the Astros · Aug 25, 2016
Astros to call upon small contingent in September
Preston Tucker belts a line drive over Mike Trout's head in center field and hustles into third for his first career tripleHOUSTON -- Many of the players the Astros would have typically called upon when rosters expand beyond 25 players are already with the big league club, thanks to an influx of rookies in the past couple of weeks. Guys like Tony Kemp, Teoscar Hernandez and Joe Musgrove hit Houston more quickly than the Astros could have imagined, and their promotions left fewer options at Triple-A Fresno.