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Cristian Javier gives up three runs in loss to Mets

Cristian Javier

HOU Starting Pitcher #53

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Cristian Javier allowed three runs with four strikeouts over 4 1/3 innings of relief in a loss against the Mets on Saturday.

Bennett Sousa opened the game for the Astros and gave up a run on two walks and a base hit before handing it over to Javier with two outs. Javier retired the final batter to get out of the inning, then pitched three scoreless frames before running into trouble in the fifth. The Mets got to Javier for three runs on four hits, including a two-run triple by Jared Young. Javier would finish out the frame and end his day with a 6.45 ERA, 1.63 WHIP, and a 42/19 K/BB ratio across 44 2/3 innings. His next outing is scheduled to come on Friday against the Diamondbacks in Houston.

- Jorge Montanez

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Cristian Javier

HOU Starting Pitcher #53

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Astros placed RHP Cristian Javier on the 15-day injured list with a right groin strain.

Javier winds up requiring a trip to the injured list following his departure from Tuesday’s start against the Mariners after just two innings due to groin tightness. The 29-year-old’s absence is another hit to Houston’s rotation depth as they attempt to stay in the AL West division race with the Rangers entering their final handful of games. The big question is whether Javier will be able to return at some point in the postseason. There should be additional clarity on his status in the coming days.
Cristian Javier

HOU Starting Pitcher #53

Cristian Javier left Tuesday’s start after two innings with groin tightness.

Miguel Ullola took over with a 4-0 lead against the Mariners. Javier was expected to make another start Sunday against the A’s, but that’s up in the air now.
Cristian Javier

HOU Starting Pitcher #53

Cristian Javier threw six innings of three-hit ball against the Phillies on Thursday afternoon, allowing just one run in a no-decision.

He didn’t allow a hit until the fifth inning and was allowed to face Kyle Schwarber and Trea Turner with runners on to finish the sixth. Unfortunately he was facing Zack Wheeler and that tends to make win chances scarce. Javier has now allowed just two runs over his last two starts while striking out 13 in 11 innings, lowering his season ERA from 6.45 to 5.50 in the process. Start of a turnaround? He’ll be on the streaming radar against the Royals next week.
Cristian Javier

HOU Starting Pitcher #53

Cristian Javier allowed one run in five innings and got the win in the Astros’ 3-1 victory over the Diamondbacks on Friday.

Javier gave up one hit, walked three and struck out eight. He improved to 2-5 with the win. Javier hadn’t completed five innings in any of his last three starts. He’s not worth the trouble for fantasy managers in mixed leagues at this point. Javier will take a 5.98 ERA into his start against the Phillies next week.
Cristian Javier

HOU Starting Pitcher #53

Cristian Javier will make a bulk relief appearance against the Mets on Saturday.

Javier will operate in a bulk relief capacity behind opener Bennett Sousa. The 29-year-old allowed three runs over four inning against the Athletics last weekend. It probably makes some sense to have him come in after an opener since he’s worked beyond the fifth inning just once in four starts since returning to Houston’s rotation earlier this month.
Cristian Javier

HOU Starting Pitcher #53

Cristian Javier surrendered three runs in four-plus innings Sunday versus the A’s.

Javier struck out eight over four scoreless innings before giving up a single, a walk and a three-run homer to start the fifth, bringing a sudden end to had what started out as a promising performance. Javier has allowed 12 earned runs over 19 innings in four starts since moving into the rotation at the beginning of the month. All of those games turned into losses for the Astros. He might head back to the pen now with Mike Burrows due to return.
Cristian Javier

HOU Starting Pitcher #53

Cristian Javier allowed two runs with five strikeouts over four innings in a loss against the Angels on Tuesday.

Javier tossed two scoreless innings, then gave up a run on two hits and a walk in the third. Josh Lowe then took him deep for a solo homer in the fourth. Javier needed 87 pitches to get through the four frames. Bryan King would take over on the mound in the fifth. Javier struck out five batters and ended the day with a 6.44 ERA, 1.68 WHIP, and a 30/17 K/BB ratio across 36 1/3 innings. He’ll take on the Athletics in Houston on Sunday.
Cristian Javier

HOU Starting Pitcher #53

Cristian Javier will likely start Tuesday against the Angels, Astros GM Dana Brown indicated.

The Astros had Ethan Pecko scratched from his Triple-A start in case they wanted to bring him up, but it looks like the plan now is to stick with Javier, assuming he’s not needed in relief tonight. Javier gave up four runs in five innings against the Padres in his last start.
Cristian Javier

HOU Starting Pitcher #53

Cristian Javier surrendered four runs in five innings Sunday night in a loss to the Padres.

Javier gave up flyball after flyball tonight and while most turned into outs, two became homers. But that’s Javier these days. He’s been an extreme flyball pitcher since the day he entered the league, but he no longer gets enough strikeouts to make it work; he fanned just two tonight and has a 25/16 K/BB in 32 1/3 innings over the course of the season. The Astros have Thursday and next Monday off, so there’s a good chance that they’ll put Javier back into the bullpen for a spell.
Cristian Javier

HOU Starting Pitcher #53

Cristian Javier allowed three runs over six innings to take a loss to the Blue Jays in his return to the rotation Monday.

Javier had made just one start in five appearances since coming off the IL a month ago and gave up three runs in three innings then. Tonight’s showing was quite a bit more promising, especially since he was throwing his secondary pitches harder than had all season. He’s probably not going to turn into a mixed-league option, but if he keeps throwing the way he did tonight, he will be helpful to Houston’s cause. He’ll likely face the Padres on Sunday.

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Jake Bauers

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Jake Bauers hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning as the Brewers topped the Dodgers 6-2 in Game 3 of the NLCS on Wednesday.

Bauers had another long at-bat that saw him foul off several middle-middle pitches before pulverizing a 3-2 cookie from Blake Snell to give the Brewers the 3-2 lead. The 31-year-old veteran has his first homer of the postseason, but he’s been excellent in the playoffs thus far while driving in three runs. Bauers and the Brewers are now one win away from their first trip to the World Series as a National League team, and can reach that accomplishment with a win Thursday in Game 4.
- Christopher Crawford

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Will Smith

LAD Catcher #16
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Will Smith hit a two-run double in a Game 3 of the NLCS loss to the Brewers on Wednesday.

Smith gave the Dodgers a 2-1 lead with a bases-loaded double in the sixth inning off Abner Uribe. It’d be the last run of the night for Los Angeles, and the defending champions are now a loss away from their season coming to a close. Smith has been awful in this postseason, and even with the two-run double he’s hitting just .074 over the first seven games.
- Christopher Crawford

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Cooper Pratt

MIL Shortstop #87
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Cooper Pratt went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in a win over the Dodgers on Wednesday in Game 3 of the NLCS.

Pratt singled all three times. The steal was the first of the postseason for the 22-year-old, who has hit .360 with a .400 slugging percentage in his first postseason. He’ll assuredly be in the lineup Thursday wit a chance for the Brewers to clinch a trip to the World Series versus the Rays or Guardians.
- Christopher Crawford

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Jackson Chourio

MIL Left Fielder #11
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Jackson Chourio hit a leadoff homer as the Brewers topped the Dodgers on Wednesday in Game 3 of the NLCS.

Chourio blistered a solo homer the opposite way to give the Brew Crew an early 1-0 lead. The 22-year-old has his second homer of the postseason, and he’s driven in seven runs even while hitting at the top of the lineup for the entirety of the playoffs.
- Christopher Crawford

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Trevor Megill

MIL Relief Pitcher #29
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Trevor Megill went the final 1 1/3 innings and earned a save Wednesday in Game 3 of the NLCS against the Dodgers.

Megill came in and got Will Smith to fly out with a runner on to end the eighth. He was able to retire the side in order in the ninth, and even with a four-run lead, thanks to a run in the ninth, he’s credited with his fourth save of the postseason.
- Christopher Crawford

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Blake Snell

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Blake Snell allowed four runs in six-plus innings with nine strikeouts in a loss to the Brewers in Game 5 of the NLCS for the Dodgers on Wednesday.

Snell allowed a leadoff homer to Jackson Chourio, and after that, the left-hander was dominant for the next five innings. And then, the seventh happened. He walked Andrew Vaughn, allowed a two-run homer to Jake Bauers and a solo homer to Garrett Mitchell without recording an out to turn what was an outstanding effort into a middling one. Justice for Kevin Cash? Snell would likely get the start in Game 7 if the Dodgers can force one, but there’s a pretty good chance his season is over.
- Christopher Crawford

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Robert Gasser

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Robert Gasser didn’t give up a run in his five innings of work during Game 3 of the NLCS against the Dodgers on Wednesday.

Gasser allowed just three hits and a walk, and he struck out three. He threw 47-of-72 pitches for strikes, and it was a little surprising that the Brewers pulled the southpaw only to see Abner Uribe allow two runs while getting just one out after Gasser left. Milwaukee still was able to get the win, however, and has a commanding 3-0 lead in the series. The 27-year-old could get a start in Game 6 or 7 if necessary, or could be a bullpen option in the coming days.
- Christopher Crawford

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The Phillies will not bring back hitting coach Kevin Long or infield coach Bobby Dickerson, sources told NBC Sports Philadelphia’s Jim Salisbury.

Long spent five years as the Phillies’ hitting coach after previous tenures with the Yankees, Mets and Nationals. Dickerson had also held his spot the last five years and six years overall; the Phillies made him their infield coach in 2019, lost him to San Diego for two years and then brought him back in 2022.
- Matthew Pouliot

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Andrew Vaughn

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The Brewers have Andrew Vaughn batting cleanup and Christian Yelich out of the lineup for NLCS Game 3 against the Dodgers.

With a lefty back on the mound in Blake Snell, the Brewers are using the same nine they did in Game 1 versus Tarik Skubal. The lineup: LF Jackson Chourio, 2B Brice Turang, C William Contreras, DH Vaughn, 1B Jake Bauers, CF Garrett Mitchell, SS Cooper Pratt, RF Luis Lara, 3B Joey Ortiz.
- Matthew Pouliot

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Kyle Tucker

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After four straight games of batting eighth, Kyle Tucker has been inserted into the cleanup spot for Game 3 against the Brewers.

Tucker hadn’t hit higher than sixth in the postseason. Tonight, Shohei Ohtani has been dropped to sixth, and Max Muncy is sitting initially against left-hander Robert Gasser. The lineup: SS Mookie Betts, 1B Freddie Freeman, LF Teoscar Hernández, RF Tucker, CF Andy Pages, DH Ohtani, C Will Smith, 3B Miguel Rojas, 2B Tommy Edman.
- Matthew Pouliot

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