Player News

• Astros' Hunter Brown: Bounces back against Padres

  1D ago • By RotoWire

  Brown did not factor into the decision Tuesday against the Padres, allowing two runs on five hits and a walk while striking out three over six innings. Brown blanked the Padres up until the sixth inning when Manny Machado swatted a two-run homer to even the game up at 2-2. The long ball was the only extra-base hit allowed by Brown, who has now allowed a homer in back-to-back starts for the first time since July. Brown's three strikeouts were also his lowest since he had three back on May 22, but he's given the Astros five quality starts in his last six outings. He'll take a 3.57 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 171:57 K:BB in 164 innings into a start against the Mariners to begin next week.

  SEE FULL ARTICLE

• Astros' Hunter Brown: Loses to Athletics

  7D ago • By RotoWire

  Brown (11-8) allowed five runs on nine hits and a walk while striking out seven over five-plus innings to take the loss Wednesday versus the Athletics. Brown had not allowed more than two runs in any of his previous six starts before this setback. The Athletics tagged him for two runs in the third inning and added three more in the sixth, with the last of those runs crossing the plate when Caleb Ferguson allowed an inherited runner to score. Brown is now at a 3.59 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 168:56 K:BB through a career-high 158 innings over 29 appearances (28 starts). His next start is projected to be at San Diego.

  SEE FULL ARTICLE

• Astros' Hunter Brown: Strong start in no-decision

  14D ago • By RotoWire

  Brown did not factor into the decision Thursday against Cincinnati, allowing four hits and one walk over six scoreless innings. He struck out six. Brown kept the Reds off the board over six innings Thursday and came away with his third straight no-decision in a quality start. After having an 8.89 ERA through seven starts this season, Brown was asked to pitch in relief and pitched well enough that he was given another chance in the rotation, and he hasn't looked back since. Including that relief outing May 11, Brown has a 2.25 ERA and 1.07 WHIP in his last 125.2 innings.

  SEE FULL ARTICLE

• Astros' Hunter Brown: Third straight quality start

  20D ago • By RotoWire

  Brown did not factor into the decision in a win over the Royals on Thursday, allowing two unearned runs on two hits and two walks over 6.2 innings. He struck out four. Brown was efficient, tossing 60 of 97 pitches for strikes and allowing just one man to reach second base through the first six innings. The right-hander then ran into some trouble in the seventh after a fielding error from Jeremy Pena. Brown was relieved by Bryan Abreu, who would let three runs come across for Kansas City. The outing marked Brown's third consecutive quality start and his fifth straight outing in which he's allowed two or fewer runs. He's issued exactly two walks in each of his last six starts but hasn't paid for it, posting a 2.21 ERA, 1.04 WHIP and 37:12 K:BB in 36.2 innings over that stretch.

  SEE FULL ARTICLE

• Astros' Hunter Brown: Strikes out six in no-decision

  27D ago • By RotoWire

  Brown did not factor into the decision in Friday's 7-5 loss to the Orioles, allowing two runs (one earned) on three hits and two walks with six strikeouts over six innings. Brown induced just seven whiffs on 107 pitches, but he left the game with a 5-2 lead before the Orioles exploded for five runs in the eighth inning. The 25-year-old has logged three quality starts in four August outings while yielding two earned runs or fewer in each. On the season, he owns a 3.72 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 151:52 K:BB across 140.1 innings and lines up to face the Royals at home next week.

  SEE FULL ARTICLE