Zach Dezenzo has reportedly been called up. Composite Getty Image.
After an ugly loss to the Rangers on Monday night, Astros manager Joe Espada made his weekly appearance on the club's flagship station and addressed the team's issues on offense.
Astros GM Dana Brown said over the weekend that he may look to the farm system to give the offense a spark.
When asked about the possibility of promoting Zach Dezenzo and/or Shay Whitcomb, Espada said on Tuesday that the organization is “strongly considering bringing those guys up.”
Just an hour or so later, we began seeing reports that the Astros are indeed promoting Dezenzo.
The Astros are calling up Zach Dezenzo, sources tell @TheAthletic. He's played just 11 games above Double-A, but slashed .391/.472/.739 with eight extra-base hits in his brief stint at Triple-A Sugar Land. Now, he'll try to give the major-league team a spark.
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) August 6, 2024
We've also seen reports indicating Dezenzo is already with the team in Arlington.
I am hearing the that Astros #4 prospect, 1B/3B Zach Dezenzo, is in Arlington with the team, per sources.
No word on what the corresponding move will be.
— Michael Schwab (@michaelschwab13) August 6, 2024
Dezenzo has only played 11 games for Sugar Land since being promoted from Double A. He's hitting .391, slugging .739, with a 1.211 OPS. He already has four home runs since being promoted to the Space Cowboys.
Hopefully he can give the team a boost they desperately need on offense.
It's official.
TODAY’S ROSTER MOVES:
The Astros selected IF Zach Dezenzo (#9) to the Major League roster. To make room for Dezenzo on the active roster, the Astros optioned OF Trey Cabbage to Triple A Sugar Land. To make room for Dezenzo on the 40-man roster, the Astros designated RHP Dylan…
— Houston Astros (@astros) August 6, 2024
Dylan Cease pitched brilliantly into the ninth inning and Manny Machado, Fernando Tatis Jr. and Donovan Solano hit consecutive homers in the eighth for the San Diego Padres, who beat the AL West-leading Houston Astros 4-0 on Wednesday.
Machado homered twice for the Padres, who won two of three against the Astros and stayed two games ahead of Arizona for the first NL wild card. The Astros came in with a five-game division lead over Seattle.
Cease (14-11), who threw his first career no-hitter on July 25 at Washington, took a one-hitter into the ninth before Mauricio Dubón beat out an infield single to shortstop. Cease struck out Jake Meyers but then shortstop Xander Bogaerts booted Jose Altuve's grounder for an error that allowed Dubón to take third, and that was it for the right-hander after 103 pitches.
Cease retired the first 15 Astros batters before allowing a single to right field by Jason Heyward to open the sixth. Cease then retired the side.
Cease struck out five and walked none. Tanner Scott got two outs for his 21st save.
Machado, who has 29 homers, lined a shot to left-center off Framber Valdez opening the sixth.
Tatis, who struck out in his first three at-bats, hit reliever Kaleb Ort's first pitch into the first row in left-center leading off the eighth. It was his 19th. Machado followed with a shot deep into the seats in left and Solano hit a liner to left, his seventh. That was it for Ort, who threw just nine pitches.
Valdez (14-7) went seven innings, allowing one run and five hits while striking out six and walking two.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Padres: 1B/DH Luis Arraez got the day off to rest his sore left knee, which he jammed into home plate while being thrown out on Monday night. Arraez started at DH on Tuesday night.
UP NEXT
Astros: LHP Yusei Kikuchi (9-9, 4.29 ERA) is scheduled to start Thursday night in the opener of a four-game home series against the Los Angeles Angels, who will go with LHP José Suarez (1-2, 6.80).
Padres: Hadn't announced their starter for Friday night's home series opener against the Chicago White Sox.
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