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[Berman] Dana Brown issues injury updates on McCullers, Urquidy, and Whitley on SportsTalk790

Astros GM Dana Brown, on @SportsTalk790, says he should have more to report on Lance McCullers Jr in four to five days. Astros GM Dana Brown, on @SportsTalk790, says he’s hopeful Jose Urquidy returns around the All-Star break. Astros GM Dana Brown, on …

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[Berman] Dana Brown issues injury updates on McCullers, Urquidy, and Whitley on SportsTalk790

[Rome] Forrest Whitley will miss three to four months with his lat strain, the Astros announced.

[LaLima] Dana Brown with us on SSalisburyShow on SportsTalk790 discussing LMJ "Lance got up to 93mph but felt some discomfort so he had somewhat of a setback. He’s off flat ground now so we’ll know more in about week."

[Van Doren] Spencer Arrighetti in May: 0.67 ERA | 5 G (3 starts) | 27.0 IP | 12 H | 2 ER | 8 BB | 37 K The righty ran away with Astros Minor League Pitcher of the Month. He threw five innings today, striking out 12 batters in relief.

[Berman] Carlos Correa:”1 of the great moments I had this offseason was when they won the World Series & Dusty called me the next day & thanked me for everything I did with Peña & how we worked together in spring training. Meant a lot to me..Probably top 2 phone calls I’ve gotten in my life”

[Lerner] Re: Forrest Whitley’s injury, Astros manager Dusty Baker said he doesn’t know how long Whitley will be out but said Whitley had been in consideration to come up as the Astros possibly move to a six-man rotation during the upcoming stretch of 17 games in a row.

[Rome] In the 100 plate appearances since adding a leg kick to his batting stance on April 17, Jake Meyers is slashing .292/.370/.472. His 137 wRC+ in that span is second only to Yordan Alvarez among Astros hitters. Story on that leg kick from last month

[Lerner] Dusty Baker said Lance McCullers Jr. played catch on flat ground today and did not throw a bullpen as scheduled, but the manager maintained this is not a setback. McCullers will stay in Houston to work out and could join the team on the two-city road trip later.

[Rome] Jose Altuve will not play tomorrow in Corpus Christi, Dusty Baker said. He will come back to Houston and work out at Minute Maid Park. Asked if Altuve will play for the Astros on Friday, Baker said “we’ll see how he comes out” of Thursday’s workout.

[LaLima] "Hopefully within a week and I feel good about that." – Astros GM Dana Brown on the return of Altuve