Brandon Bielak, the Astros‘ No. 11 prospect according to MLB.com, is on a bit of a roll lately. The 23-year-old left-hander, who was an 11th-round draft pick in 2017, has had some ups and downs, but more ups as of late.
Bielak tossed six scoreless innings on Aug. 17, allowing four hits and one walk while striking out nine. He followed that up with a 10-strikeout performance on Friday in which he went seven innings and allowed two runs on three hits and two walks.
Overall, Bielak is 7-4 with a 4.