Righthanders Ronel Blanco and Seth Martinez were sent down to Class AAA.
The Astros opted for position player depth over pitching depth by optioning a pair of relievers to Class AAA Sugar Land on Monday to oblige with the roster cutdown from 28 to 26 players.
“Yeah, it leaves us a little stressed,” manager Dusty Baker said. “If we have to, we’ll do something else. But right now my position players are stressed, too, during this period of time. Everybody’s always worried about, ‘This part is stressed.’ My whole team’s stressed.” To combat the condensed schedule, Houston is employing a six-man starting rotation. Cristian Javier, who began the season in the bullpen, made his first start against the Rangers last week and is scheduled to start Tuesday night against the Mariners.
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