There's a chance the Houston Astros will have to put their ace on the injured list again if he isn't able to pitch in his scheduled start on Thursday.
Their ace Justin Verlander was scratched from his start this past Saturday with "neck discomfort," not something overly concerning during the long season, but certainly something that will make the team and fans take notice considering all the injuries they've dealt with so far.
With the extra time off, it was expected the veteran would return to the mound on Thursday for a start against the However, nothing has been officially announced yet and manager Joe Espada had some concerning words when saying Verlander's progress "is slower than we expected" according toWith the ace being 41 years old, there was always cause for concern entering this season about how his body might hold up, something that was an issue immediately when he was placed on the injured list during Spring Training.
While nothing is determined yet, there's a chance that if Verlander does miss the start on Thursday, then the Astros will likely put him back on the injured list.The Astros would be down yet another starter, putting their number of starting pitchers on the injured list up to five with Cristian Javier and Jose Urquidy already out for the year, and Luis Garcia and Lance McCullers Jr. still working their way back to the field.
Again, nothing is official, but any announcement that comes regarding the ace's availability on Thursday will have massive ramifications.Brad Wakai graduated from Penn State University with a degree in Journalism. While an undergrad, he did work at the student radio station covering different Penn State athletic programs like football, basketball, volleyball, soccer and other sports.
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