The MLB.com’s Brian McTaggart reports that Michael Brantley is set to miss his second straight game due to leg soreness. In his session with the media, Astros’ manager Dusty Baker intimated that they planned to give Brantley at least a few days off, so hopefully, he would be ready for their weekend series against the Padres.
Baker said Brantley still out today. "I figured it would be better for us in the long run to give him today or tomorrow and hopefully he'll be in there on Friday."
Brantley has been one of the steadiest hitters in baseball and has hit .