Crawfish Boil: Espada’s Miscalculation, Altuve’s Milestone, Cam’s Blast, Job Perks & More

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 04: Jose Altuve #27 of the Houston Astros hits an rbi single scoring Jeremy Peña #3 against the Athletics in the top of the first inning at Sutter Health Park on April 04, 2026 in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) | Getty Images The latest news on your Houston Astros and from around MLB: The Astros had a plan for yesterday’s game, a game that would have been started by Hunter Brown had he not been injured.

The plan didn’t seem like a good one, and it was executed even worse: Coors Field is no place to conduct pitching auditions, but Monday felt like that for an Astros staff staggered by injuries and an inability to throw strikes. The team hoped to use two pitchers to cover 27 outs — and how they were deployed told a lot – https://t. co/uGU3ytERvf — Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) April 7, 2026 The most damning information in this article would be these: Houston’s coaching staff intended to deploy two pitchers against the Colorado Rockies: Weiss and a 27-year-old right-hander named Cody Bolton.

Neither right-hander is stretched out beyond 65 or so pitches, but the team hoped piggybacking them could cover 27 outs and conserve an overworked group of relievers. Weiss is still learning the nuances of relieving and being ready at any moment of a game. Before this season, he had not made a professional relief appearance since 2023.

Weiss sported a 3. 16 ERA across 46 starts during the past two KBO seasons. If Weiss was going to pitch Monday regardless of his role, logic suggested starting him for no other reason than allowing him to maintain his routine.