One In, One Out: Altuve to the IL, Peña Returns, and Javier Perez Throws Eight Innings on 67 Pitches
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One In, One Out: Altuve to the IL, Peña Returns, and Javier Perez Throws Eight Innings on 67 Pitches
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José Altuve hit a leadoff home run off Jacob deGrom in the first inning Saturday. Four batters later, Christian Walker hit another one. Yordan Álvarez hit another one. Zack Cole hit another one. Four solo shots off one of the best pitchers alive. Then Altuve took an awkward swing in the ninth, didn't run, and walked off the field. Grade two left oblique strain. No timeline. The universe giveth and taketh away, often in the same inning.
Also this week: Jeremy Peña comes off the IL the same day Altuve goes on, Jason Alexander throws six shutout innings when the rotation needed it most, and the Fayetteville Woodpeckers reel off five straight wins.
The highlight: Javier Perez, Single-A Fayetteville, eight scoreless innings on 67 pitches. Fewer than nine pitches per inning. One of the most efficient starts you will see at any level of baseball.
Prospect Spotlight: Anthony Huzo — the 20-year-old outfielder from Rancho Cucamonga who hit two home runs in the same game and could be in Houston by 2028.
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