Astros Pitching Crisis Before Deadline | Houston Astros News

Houston Astros in urgent need of pitching upgrades before trade deadline, targeting a starting pitcher, lefty outfielder, and righty reliever to fix a rotation ranked 26th with a 4.76 ERA. Despite recent improvements, key arms like Hunter Brown and Arrighetti have been shaky since June, while Imai remains inconsistent. With Teng and McCullers Jr. sidelined and Lambert stretched thin, the front office is eyeing Sonny Gray (Red Sox) and Casey Mize (Tigers) as top options, while Mickey Moniak (Rockies) could fill the outfield void. Time is running out — they can’t wait for McCullers’ rehab to pan out. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/aaa00bad6e447220