Astros Lose Game And Another Starter
Astros Lose To Blue Jays In Extra Innings
The Astros blew a two-run lead in the ninth inning and fell in extra innings north of the border. Houston lost to the Blue Jays 4-3 in a 10-inning contest in Toronto. Carlos Correa hit his 12th homer of the year on a two-run shot in the first inning. Yainer Diaz was 3-for-4 with an RBI, while Bryan Abreu was tagged with a fifth blown save and Craig Kimbrel was charged with his first loss. The Astros have lost four of five to sit at 78-and-67. They visit the Blue Jays again tonight.
Astros’ Garcia Departs Start With Sore Right Elbow
The Astros received a major blow to their starting rotation on Tuesday. Houston Astros right-hander Luis Garcia exited Tuesday’s 4-3 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays in the second inning because of a sore right elbow.
AJ Blubaugh came on to replace Garcia, who was making his second start after sitting out more than two years while recovering from Tommy John surgery. Garcia threw 27 pitches, 14 for strikes.
Garcia gestured at his elbow and then motioned to the dugout after throwing an 88 mph pitch to Ernie Clement with two outs in the second. After a brief conversation on the mound, he walked off with a trainer.. The 28-year-old has been limited to just eight starts since the beginning of the 2023 season.
“It was a punch to the gut,” Astros manager Joe Espada said. “He’s worked so hard to get back. Just to see him call us and point to his elbow, it’s tough.”
Garcia had hit the previous batter, Addison Barger, on the foot with a first-pitch curveball.
Astros infielder Carlos Correa said he was “devastated” to see Garcia leave injured.
“It’s not something you want to see,” Correa said. “He just got back with us. He looked really good in his last outing and he was looking good in this outing as well. It’s definitely something you don’t want to see.”
Garcia earned a win over the Angels on Sept. 1, giving up three hits and three runs in six innings in his first start since May 1, 2023.
Espada said Garcia didn’t have any problems recovering from that start.
“He’s been fine,” Espada said. “If there were any issues, he wouldn’t have pitched. Just unfortunate.” We hope everything is ok with Garcia
