HOUSTON -- The Astros placed reliever Chad Qualls on the 15-day disabled list and recalled Jon Singleton on Friday. Singleton will join the club in Houston in time for the game against the Yankees at 7:10 p.m. CT.
Singleton is the Pacific Coast League leader in home runs (17), RBIs (66) and runs (56). At the time of his callup, he was hitting .280 with a .387 on-base percentage and a .553 slugging percentage.