I haven't played a F5 in a while but this is an outlier number at our books and you can see it's a bit juiced. Houston hits only .238 off southpaws and faces a decent one in KC's Daniel Lynch (5-5, 3.52 ERA). No Astros batters have done anything off him career. Counterpart Cristian Javier is rounding into form after a late start to 2026 off TJS. In his last two starts against much better offenses in the D-backs and Phillies, he has held them to a combined two runs on four hits in 11.0 innings for a 1.64 ERA. No Royals have done much off him career. Our model has 8.3 total runs scored, so 5.5 should hit in that ballpark scenario.
Caglianone is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Pirates.
Seabold (lat) struck out one across a perfect inning with Triple-A Omaha on Thursday.
Gonsolin (elbow) allowed three runs on four hits and no walks while striking out three over five innings in a rehab start with Triple-A Omaha on Thursday.
Pena went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in Thursday's 6-2 win over Kansas City.
Alvarez went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's 6-2 win over the Royals.
Wade went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a double in Thursday's 6-2 win over the Royals.
Meyers suffered a season-ending left kneecap injury last week with Triple-A Sugar Land, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
Pecko didn't factor into the decision Thursday against the Royals, striking out four while allowing one run on three hits and no walks in 5.2 innings. He picked up his first hold of the season.
Lugo (7-9) took the loss Thursday against Houston, striking out five while allowing four runs on eight hits and one walk in five innings.
Imaging on Correa's surgically repaired left ankle revealed inflammation Thursday, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
