Astros weather injuries to Meyers, Javier
Apr 9 2026
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Houston Astros
NEWS: Two starting players left Wednesday's game with an injury: RHP Cristian Javier (right shoulder tightness) and OF Jake Meyers (lower back tightness).
IMPACT: High
BHQ SPIN: Neither player has been placed on the IL yet, but the circumstances and nature of both injuries makes those stints a foregone conclusion. Javier exited with a trainer after one warmup pitch prior to the second inning, and this comes on the heels of Hunter Brown being shut down with a shoulder strain earlier in the week. Javier will certainly miss time, complicating the Astros rotation that starts a stretch of 13 straight games without an off day. As previously mentioned, Spencer Arrighetti will re-join the rotation this weekend,...
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