HOUSTON — With Houston Astros right-hander Collin McHugh fresh off his final rehab start and back in the home clubhouse at Minute Maid Park, manager A.J. Hinch is set to face some difficult decisions regarding his rotation.
McHugh has missed the entire season with a posterior impingement in his right elbow, but his status with the club is stable. He will return to the rotation this weekend after working six innings for Double-A Corpus Christi on Sunday night, and that could have implications for right-handers Brad Peacock, who excelled in relief earlier this season, and Joe Musgrove.
Peacock gets another chance to start Tuesday night when the Astros continue a three-game series with the Seattle Mariners.