The Crawfish Boxes · May 3, 2023
Matt Gage Promoted to Houston
In last night’s game, and for the second game in a row, the Houston Astros starting pitcher left early due to a possible injury. Brandon Bielak, who was called up to replace José Urquidy, was inserted with nobody out in the first inning and filled in for four innings, allowing two runs and striking out six when Luis Garcia was lifted before retiring a batter.
It wasn’t clear if Garcia was going to be considered day-to-day or if he was joining the injured list. Right around gametime, Matt Gage joined the team, was activated to the 26-man roster, and Garcia was placed on the 15-day IL.