HOUSTON – Astros starter Jake Odorizzi has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a strained muscle in his right arm and second baseman José Altuve has been activated after a bout with COVID-19.
Odorizzi left his start on Saturday after just five pitches with what the team called tightness in his right forearm, and manager Dusty Baker announced Monday that he had a strained right pronator. “We hope it’s short term," Baker said. “He'll miss at least two turns (in the rotation).
And then hopefully he’s ready." Altuve, the 2017 AL MVP, was among five Astros who were placed on the COVID-19 list on April 14.
The other four returned within days, but Altuve remained out. He cleared health and safety protocols on Friday and revealed Saturday