Colton Gordon: Everything you need to know

Colton Gordon

#61 SP

Status

ACTIVE

STATS

Preseason
Date	Opp	Result	IP	K	BB	HBP	CG	SHO	H	R	ER
2/26	STL	L 9-4	2.0	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	1
2/21	WSH	L 2-1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Preseason Totals			3	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	1

Regular Season
Date	Opp	Result	IP	K	BB	HBP	CG	SHO	H	R	ER
4/24	NYY	L 12-4	2.0	0	1	0	0	0	7	5	5
4/21	CLE	L 8-5	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
4/18	STL	L 7-5	2.2	5	1	0	0	0	4	3	3
4/14	COL	W 7-6	3.2	5	0	1	0	0	8	4	4
Regular Season Totals			8.4	11	2	1	0	0	21	12	12

Splits	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	K	BB	HBP	CG	H	R	ER	SVO	S	AVG	HR
Overall	1	9.1	0	0	0.0	11	2	1	0	21	12	12	0	0	0.467	6
Away	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.400	0
Home	1	8.1	0	0	0.0	10	2	0	0	19	12	12	0	0	0.475	6
Night	1	9.1	0	0	0.0	11	2	0	0	21	12	12	0	0	0.467	6
vs Lefty	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	3	1	0	0	11	8	0	0	0	0.500	2
vs Righty	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	8	1	1	0	10	4	0	0	0	0.435	4
April	1	9.1	0	0	0.0	11	2	0	0	21	12	12	0	0	0.467	6
Opponent
vs STL	0	2.2	0	0	0.0	5	1	0	0	4	3	3	0	0	0.364	2
vs COL	1	3.2	0	0	0.0	5	0	0	0	8	4	4	0	0	0.444	2
vs CLE	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.400	0
vs NYY	0	2.0	0	0	0.0	0	1	0	0	7	5	5	0	0	0.636	2
Venue
@ Houston	1	8.1	0	0	0.0	10	2	0	0	19	12	12	0	0	0.475	6
@ Cleveland	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.400	0

Colton Gordon: Breaking News

The Astros optioned Gordon to Triple-A Sugar Land on Saturday, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports. Gordon has struggled since arriving in the majors April 14, giving up 12 earned runs in just 9.1 innings across four appearances. He'll now head back to the minors to right the ship, and Bennett Sousa (oblique) will come off the injured list to fill the open bullpen spot.

Gordon struck out five and allowed three earned runs on four hits and one walk across 2.2 innings out of the bullpen in Saturday's 7-5 loss to the Cardinals. Earlier in the week, Houston recalled Gordon from Triple-A Sugar Land and plugged him into a rotation that had recently lost all of Hunter Brown (shoulder), Cristian Javier (shoulder), Tatsuya Imai (arm) and Cody Bolton (back) to the injured list. Gordon was lit up for four earned runs on eight hits across 3.2 innings while taking a no-decision Tuesday in Houston's 7-6 win over Colorado, and the poor showing as a starter followed by the extended relief appearance looks like it will at least temporarily keep the left-hander from receiving additional turns through the rotation. Ryan Weiss and Peter Lambert would now appear to be the likely candidates to fill out the final two spots in the Houston rotation, which could be scaled back from six men to five during the upcoming week with an off day looming Thursday.

Gordon did not factor into the decision Tuesday against the Rockies, allowing four runs on eight hits while striking out five over 3.2 innings. Making his first start of the season, Gordon was tested early and often. The right-hander gave up a homer to the third batter he faced -- Hunter Goodman -- in the first, then allowed three straight hits in the second inning that led to two more runs. Trouble returned in the fourth when he surrendered another long ball and loaded the bases before being lifted. While the five strikeouts were encouraging, Gordon will need consistently keep traffic off the bases in order to find success in his next scheduled start against St. Louis.