Astros' Carlos Correa expected to be out 4-6 weeks with fractured rib
INJURY ALERT
29 May 2019
INJURY ALERT
Astros GM Jeff Luhnow announced on Wednesday that Carlos Correa will miss some time as he recovers from a fractured rib. Correa had a scheduled day off on Monday and was a late scratch from the lineup on Tuesday. Luhnow told reporters that Correa was injured at home on Tuesday, but the cause of the injury was not mentioned. The Astros recalled Myles Straw from Triple-A to give the team more depth. Correa was having a nice season for the Astros hitting 11 home runs and batting .295. Houston's "Core 4" is down to just Alex Bregman as George Springer and Jose Altuve are still dealing with injuries.
All-Star shortstop Carlos Correa has been placed on the 10-day Injured List due to a fractured rib. The injury will keep Correa out of action for approximately 4-6 weeks.
IF/OF Myles Straw has been recalled from Triple-A Round Rock.
— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) May 29, 2019
Hunter Brown struck out a season-high nine in seven innings, and the Houston Astros beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-0 on Monday night.
Hunter Brown has lowered his ERA to 1.16 thanks to a 24-inning scoreless streak. 😮💨 pic.twitter.com/rKRN2R0N91
— MLB (@MLB) April 22, 2025
Brown (3-1) allowed two hits and walked one while extending his scoreless streak to 24 consecutive innings. Forrest Whitley finished the two-hitter.
It was Houston's second shutout of the season. Toronto was blanked for the second time this year.
Tuve keeps it going!#TheNextFrontier pic.twitter.com/N4s7g5N2Ml
— Houston Astros (@astros) April 22, 2025
Jose Altuve hit a two-run double, helping the Astros win for the third time in four games.
Y'all thought we were done?#TheNextFrontier pic.twitter.com/547G7w0p6A
— Houston Astros (@astros) April 22, 2025
Brendan Rodgers had two hits and two RBIs, and Zach Dezenzo had two hits and scored twice.
Z breaks through! pic.twitter.com/eSbv7lbecV
— Houston Astros (@astros) April 22, 2025
Toronto right-hander Kevin Gausman (2-2) allowed four runs and six hits in six innings.
Houston grabbed control with four runs in the fifth. Dezenzo doubled in Cam Smith and scored on Altuve's double off the scoreboard in left. Isaac Paredes added a run-scoring single.
The Blue Jays have been held scoreless in three of their last four games in Houston, including losses of 10-0 and 8-0 last April.
Rodgers closed out the scoring with a two-run double in the eighth.
Brown is 2-0 in his last three starts, striking out 16 in 19 innings while walking just three.
Toronto right-hander Chris Bassitt (2-0, 0.77 ERA) is slated to make his fifth start of the season on Tuesday against Houston right-hander Ronel Blanco (1-2, 6.48 ERA).