Astros relief pitcher Ryan Pressly has been nursing a sore knee ever since he was struck by a ball off the bat of Andrelton Simmons on July 18th. He has pitched in a couple of games since and it was obvious his last outing it was still bothering him.
Pressly threw off the mound before yesterday’s game with Astros head trainer Jeremiah Randall and pitching coach Brent Strom looking on. Apparently, they didn’t like what they saw. According to Brian McTaggart of MLB.com, Pressly has been relegated to the 10-day Injured List retroactive to July 27th and Bryan Abreu will be his replacement on the roster.