They took another hit on Friday night, as recently promoted rookie outfielder Jacob Melton suffered a sprained ankle during the Astros' 10-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins.

Following this most recent letdown, McCullers now owns a 6.48 ERA and 1.656 WHIP this season across only 41.2 innings of work. He had a solid outing against the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 4 ...

Arizona Diamondbacks' Eduardo Rodriguez on holding the Houston Astros without a run for more than six innings on July 22, 2025.

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This less-than-ideal news comes after Melton had his best offensive performance in the MLB thus far, going 2-for-2 with three RBI against the Twins before being leaving with this injury.

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