Michael Feliz had to bail on a surprise party in Corpus Christi for his 22nd birthday Sunday, but he had a good excuse: an early-morning plane ride to Houston for his second stint with the Astros.
Feliz, who pitched one inning May 31 in his major league debut, received word Saturday night he would be joining the Astros from Class AA Corpus Christi to replaced Brett Oberholtzer, who was optioned to Class AAA Fresno.
He said he got the call about 10:30 p.m. Saturday, caught a plane from Corpus Christi to Houston on Sunday morning and arrived in the Astros clubhouse shortly before 10:30 a.