It started with a short stint on the DL by Dallas Keuchel with a pinched nerve in his neck. When Keuchel returned, soon after that, Charlie Morton hit the DL with a strained lat muscle. Unlike Keuchel, Morton most likely will be out for a longer period. The Houston Astros made two roster moves yesterday to get back to 25 players on the active roster.
The Astros secretly called up David Paulino before last night’s game and put him in the bullpen. Then they decided to surprise us by telling us that Paulino will start tomorrow in place of Joe Musgrove.