On Friday night, the Houston Astros will host the Athletics in Texas.
They are coming off an 18-3 loss to the Los Angeles Angels (also at home).
UPDATE: The Astros won 4-0.
Astros Demote 29-Year-Old
Ahead of their series with the Athletics, the Astros announced that they had optioned Bryan King back to Triple-A.
Brian McTaggart of MLB.com wrote: “RHP Kai-Wei Teng recalled from Triple-A Sugar Land and LHP Bryan King optioned.”
RHP Kai-Wei Teng recalled from Triple-A Sugar Land and LHP Bryan King optioned.
Looking At King
King was picked in the 30th round of the 2019 MLB Draft.
He has spent all three years of his MLB career with the Astros.
Right now, the 29-year-old is 2-3 with a 4.75 ERA in 51 games.
Social Media Reacts To Roster News
Here’s what people were saying about the update:
@Srouse82: “The carousel continues”
@DANMATHEWSHOU: “Saw this coming”
@ElesarTelcontar: “Should’ve DFA’d King”
@edwardlara824: “I remember when King was a dependable reliever! What happened?! I even gave his autograph!”
@BibChr: “Sure, might as well.”
Looking At The Astros Right Now
The Astros are currently the first-place team in the American League West with a 64-64 record in 128 games.
They have gone 4-6 over their last ten games (and are 32-33 in 65 games at home).
Looking At The Athletics Right Now
On the other side of the series, the Athletics come into the night as the last-place team in the American League West with a 49-79 record in 128 games.
Over their last ten games, they have gone 2-8 (and they are 26-39 in 65 games on the road).
Houston Astros Demote 29-Year-Old Pitcher Before Athletics Series