Jose Urquidy's season may be over. Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images.
As we wait to hear an official update from the Astros on the health of Jose Urquidy and Cristian Javier, we're beginning to see reports from sources that Urquidy will have to undergo another Tommy John Surgery.
José Urquidy is en route to see Dr. Keith Meister for a second opinion on his elbow. A second Tommy John surgery is on the table, two sources tells @TheAthletic. ESPN was first.
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) June 3, 2024
General manager Dana Brown recently gave an update on the pitchers, saying they were waiting on some second opinions and that they should be able to reveal the club's plan of action by this Thursday.
Hopefully, both pitchers are able to avoid the dreaded TJ surgery, but if Urquidy is seeking a second opinion, one would assume the first opinion told him the surgery was necessary.
If Urquidy does indeed have the surgery, there's a decent chance we've seen the last of him in an Astros uniform. He will be a free agent after the 2025 season, and may not have enough time to fully recover and play next year.
Urquidy has pitched in 5 seasons for the Astros, going 27-16 with a 3.98 career ERA.
Lawrence Butler hit one of the Athletics’ five homers, fell a single short of the cycle and made a tremendous throw from right field to cut down a runner at the plate as Oakland beat the Houston Astros 8-2 on Tuesday night.
Brent Rooker, Seth Brown, Zack Gelof and Shea Langeliers also connected to help the A’s hand the AL West-leading Astros a second consecutive defeat.
Butler tripled and scored on Rooker’s two-run drive in the first inning, homered in the third and doubled in a run in the sixth. The longball was his eighth in July, and the A’s leadoff hitter leads the majors with 24 RBIs this month.
Needing a single to complete the A’s first cycle since 2007, Butler drew a five-pitch walk against Rafael Montero, raising a smattering of boos from the crowd of 5,896 at the Oakland Coliseum.
Victor Caratini and Jeremy Peña homered for the Astros.
Osvaldo Bido (2-1) struck out six in five innings in his second career start and first since May 8. Bido allowed four hits and one run.
The A’s, who entered the night tied with the St. Louis Cardinals for the major league lead in double plays turned, added to that list when Butler caught a fly ball and made a no-hop throw to nail Alex Bregman, who tagged up and tried to score from third.
Butler rode that momentum into his first at-bat with a leadoff triple against Jake Bloss (0-1). Three batters later, Rooker crushed an 0-1 fastball into the left field stands.
Rooker’s homer was his team-leading 23rd. Brown and Gelof connected for back-to-back shots off Bloss in the fourth. Langeliers’ 19th homer came against Seth Martinez in the seventh.
It was the fifth game this season in which the A's have hit four or more homers, tied for fifth-most in the majors.
Bloss allowed five runs and six hits in four innings of his third career start. He had five strikeouts and one walk.
Scott Alexander, Tyler Ferguson, Michel Otañez and T.J. McFarland each retired three batters for the A's.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Astros: OF Kyle Tucker (shin), sidelined since June 3, did some light defensive work Tuesday but is not yet ready for a rehab assignment, manager Joe Espada said.
UP NEXT
Astros RHP Hunter Brown (8-6, 4.14 ERA) faces the A’s in the series finale Wednesday. Brown owns an AL-leading 2.15 ERA since May 22. Oakland counters with LHP JP Sears (7-7, 4.49).
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