The Astros acquired left-hander Yusei Kikuchi from the Blue Jays in exchange for right-hander Jake Bloss, sources told ESPN on Monday.
on Monday night, sources told ESPN, adding a much-needed starter to their injury-ravaged pitching staff as they duel with Seattle and try to hold off Texas in the American League West.
Kikuchi, 33, has a 4.75 ERA that is inflated by bad ball-in-play luck this season but Houston is banking on his 130 strikeouts and 30 walks in 115⅔ innings to foretell better performances.. He is Houston's first acquisition before the 6 p.m. deadline Tuesday and will replace Bloss in the team's rotation -- joiningand Justin Verlander, the latter of whom is expected to return in August.
Bloss, 23, was drafted in the third round out of Georgetown last year and made one of the most rapid rises in the class. Houston promoted him after four starts at High-A, did so again following eight starts in Double-A and gave him just one start at Triple-A before summoning him to the major leagues.
With the Astros, Bloss has a 6.94 ERA in 11⅔ innings and has allowed five home runs in three starts, including four in his last start against Oakland. He was expected to start Monday but was scratched before the game after Houston and Toronto came together on an agreement.
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