The Astros are rolling, but injuries are testing Houston’s depth – The Athletic

June 14, 2025 Updated 12:10 pm EDT HOUSTON — Still in a dirt-stained uniform, Jacob Melton trudged across an almost empty clubhouse Friday night. He bore almost no weight on a sprained right ankle that dimmed the delight of his first big-league extra-base hit — a perfect personification of the Houston Astros’ predicament. A deluge of injuries is overshadowing Houston’s most dominant stretch of the season. The club has opened a four-game lead in the American League West with a skeleton roster in desperate need of some reinforcements. Yordan Alvarez’s right hand fracture has crippled an already top-heavy lineup. Isaac Paredes’ left hamstring strain Thursday night only furthered the problem. Friday brought a “pretty good sprain” of Melton’s ankle, forcing the Astros further into the most vulnerable piece of their organization. Position-player depth is almost nonexistent, part of why Houston signed a slew of veterans to minor-league deals before spring training. Two of them, Luis Guillorme and Cooper Hummel, will be summoned from Triple-A Sugar Land before Saturday’s game against the Minnesota Twins, two league sources told The Athletic on Friday night. The Astros put Melton on the injured list to clear one spot on the 26-man roster. Postgame comments
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