<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/houston-astros/astros-news-spencer-arrighetti-season-ending-injury-outlook');   ga('set', 'title', 'Astros’ Spencer Arrighetti hit with season-ending injury outlook');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Spencer-Arrighetti-pitching-vs-Royals.jpg"><figcaption>William Purnell-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><h1>Astros’ Spencer Arrighetti hit with season-ending injury outlook</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-04T19:06:01-07:00">September 4th, 7:06pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-04T19:06:01-07:00">September 4th, 7:06pm</time><address><a>Abdullah Imran</a>Abdullah Imran works as an Associate Editor for All Sports at ClutchPoints. He’s been a sports fan his entire life and enjoys writing about every sport. He has spent three years in sports journalism and loves analyzing games. In his free time, he very much enjoys binge-watching shows and playing video games.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Astros</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/houston-astros/astros-news-spencer-arrighetti-gives-grim-injury-news-after-bullpen-session">Houston Astros’ pitching staff has been hit with yet another injury setback</a> as right-hander Spencer Arrighetti <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/spencer-arrighetti-placed-on-injured-list-by-astros" rel="noopener">is likely done</a> for the remainder of the 2025 regular season, manager Joe Espada acknowledged on Thursday at Daikin Park, via Brian McTaggart of MLB.com.</p><p>“Just where we are during the season, getting back from elbow inflammation, trying to get him built up — obviously we’re going to have to shut him down — probably [for] the regular season, it might be tough for him to get back,” Espada said.</p><p>Houston placed Arrighetti on the 15-day injured list on Wednesday due to right elbow inflammation. The team is awaiting results from an MRI exam to assess the injury further.</p><p>Arrighetti’s 2025 season hasn’t had any shortage of injuries. In April, he fractured his right thumb during a freak accident while throwing in the outfield during batting practice, causing him to miss four months. He returned on August 6, making five starts and posting a 5.26 ERA across 25⅔ innings.</p><p>His final start on August 30 against the Los Angeles Angels was his best of the season, as he struck out eight batters over 6⅓ innings, allowing only one hit and one earned run while throwing 100 pitches and issuing five walks.</p><p>Arrighetti complained of elbow discomfort following a bullpen session on Wednesday, prompting his placement on the injured list.</p><p>“He’s bummed out. It’s something that we weren’t expecting and something that he didn’t want to obviously go through, but this is where we’re at,” Espada said. “He is going to work hard to get back and we’re going to help him get back. He was not happy when we told him this might take some time.”</p><p>If the season-ending prognosis holds, Arrighetti will finish 2025 with just 35.1 innings pitched and a 5.35 ERA.</p><p>The Astros are dealing with a rotation depleted by injuries. Arrighetti joins starters Hayden Wesneski and Ronel Blanco, both of whom underwent Tommy John surgery earlier this year, and Brandon Walter, also on the injured list.</p><p>Cristian Javier and Luis Garcia have returned from Tommy John surgeries this season, Javier on August 11 and Garcia on May 1, 2025, but the team is monitoring their workloads carefully.</p><p>Hunter Brown, Framber Valdez, and Jason Alexander remain healthy, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/houston-astros/astros-news-houston-lance-mccullers-jr-bullpen-move-comes-catch">while Houston moved Lance McCullers Jr. to the bullpen</a> after he was unable to find his rhythm upon his return from injury.</p><p>To adjust to Arrighetti’s absence, the Astros promoted reliever Jayden Murray to the major-league roster, likely as a temporary measure. Manager Espada has indicated the team may consider using bullpen options like AJ Blubaugh or McCullers as spot starters.</p><p>Houston has employed a six-man rotation during stretches with no off-days and could continue to adapt the rotation to maximize rest for Javier and Garcia in the final weeks of the regular season.</p><p>The Astros have had a challenging 2025 campaign on the pitching front, with 14 different players starting games, the most since 2019.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Astros’ Spencer Arrighetti hit with season-ending injury outlook

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/houston-astros/astros-news-spencer-arrighetti-gives-grim-injury-news-after-bullpen-session');   ga('set', 'title', 'Astros’ Spencer Arrighetti gives grim injury news after bullpen session');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Astros-starting-pitcher-Spencer-Arrighetti-41-walks.jpg"><figcaption>© Jordan Johnson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Astros’ Spencer Arrighetti gives grim injury news after bullpen session</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-04T00:19:47-07:00">September 4th, 12:19am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-04T00:19:47-07:00">September 4th, 12:19am</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Astros</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>At present, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/houston-astros/astros-fatal-flaw-that-will-doom-2025-world-series-hopes">Houston Astros are poised to make it to the playoffs</a> as the winner of the AL West division, and their 8-7 win over the New York Yankees on Wednesday increased their lead in the division after the Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers both lost their most recent games. And with the regular season coming to a close, all the Astros are hoping for is to end the campaign healthy.</p><p>Alas, the Astros had to make a crucial roster move on Wednesday, with their hand being forced by a rather unfortunate development for Spencer Arrighetti. The Astros had to place Arrighetti on the 15-day injured list with an elbow injury, and that is not good news whatsoever — with the 25-year-old starting pitcher <a href="https://x.com/Chandler_Rome/status/1963447933002465610" rel="noopener">reporting pain</a> in his elbow after throwing a bullpen session, according to Chandler Rome of The Athletic.</p><p>For the Astros to have taken this drastic of a measure right after Arrighetti complained of elbow discomfort means that they deemed his injury to be something that’s serious enough. It’s not quite clear when Arrighetti will be back, although if he does before the regular season ends, he’ll be cutting it close, as he’ll have to miss a minimum of two weeks — giving him just a little over a week to get back to game sharpness.</p><p>This has just been a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/houston-astros/astros-news-houston-roster-move-unfortunate-pitching-injury-spencer-arrighetti">nightmare 2025 season for Arrighetti</a>, a rather discouraging follow-up to such a promising rookie campaign. The 25-year-old missed almost four months after he sustained a broken right thumb, and he couldn’t really get his sea legs once he returned from injury — posting a rather uninspiring 5.35 ERA across seven starts.</p><p>Since returning in August, Arrighetti <a href="https://www.statmuse.com/mlb/ask/arrighetti-stats-since-august-1-2025" rel="noopener">has put up</a> an ERA of 5.26 with a record of 0-4 in five starts. Perhaps this IL stint could do him a world of good as he tries to get back to 100 percent.</p><h2><b>Gauging the state of the Astros’ rotation</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Hunter-Brown-with-Houston-Astros-1.jpg"><figcaption>Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Astros’ rotation is currently fronted by Hunter Brown, who’s been excellent all year with an ERA of 2.34 across 161.2 innings of work. Framber Valdez joins him as a one-two punch, with Valdez remaining one of the best and most consistent starters in the entire MLB.</p><p>The rest of the Astros’ rotation is where uncertainty lies, especially after Arrighetti’s unfortunate trip to the injured list. Cristian Javier recently returned from Tommy John surgery and is slated to make his fifth start of the season on Thursday. Will he remain healthy for the rest of the season? And can Jason Alexander and Luis Garcia continue to put up solid starts at the back end of Houston’s rotation?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Astros’ Spencer Arrighetti gives grim injury news after bullpen session

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/astros-news-joe-espada-spencer-arrighetti-reality-check-loss-tigers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Astros’ Joe Espada drops Spencer Arrighetti reality check after brutal loss to Tigers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Astros-news-Joe-Espada-drops-Spencer-Arrighetti-reality-check-after-brutal-loss-to-Tigers.jpg"></figure><h1>Astros’ Joe Espada drops Spencer Arrighetti reality check after brutal loss to Tigers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-06-15T20:40:49-07:00">June 15th, 8:40pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-06-15T20:40:49-07:00">June 15th, 8:40pm</time><address><a>Peter Sampson</a>Peter Sampson is ClutchPoints' Portland Trail Blazers reporter and also serves as an Associate Editor. He has been covering all things sports (with a focus on the Blazers) for more than a decade, most recently hosting "The Pulse with Peter Sampson" in Afternoon Drive for 750 The Game. Prior to that, he hosted an NBA wrap-up show that aired immediately at the conclusion of every Trail Blazers game. Peter had previous stops at Blazer's Edge and XRAY.FM - where his show "Blazer's Edge Radio" was named "Portland's Best Sports Radio" in the 2017 Willamette Week reader's poll. When he's not telling the stories of your favorite sports team, Peter can be found recording the next garage rock classic in his basement studio, whipping up an authentic Italian meal in the kitchen, or trying to figure out the appeal of Minecraft with his 9-year-old son in the living room.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Riley Greene homered in each of the first two innings as the Detroit Tigers raced to a huge lead and crushed the Detroit Tigers 13-5 on Saturday. Detroit jumped on starter Spencer Arrighetti for five hits and seven runs in just 1 1/3 innings pitched.</p><p>The 24-year-old got the start after Justin Verlander was scratched with neck discomfort Saturday morning.</p><p>After the game, Houston’s skipper <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/spencer-arrighetti-labors-in-start-against-tigers?partnerID=mlbapp-iOS_article-share" rel="noopener">didn’t seem too worried</a>, per Brian McTaggart of MLB.com</p><p>“He’s human,” Astros manager Joe Espada said. “It’s just not his day. We’ll see how he bounces back. He’s a tough kid, and I expect him to go back to work and be better next time out there.”</p><p>Arrighetti gave up a career-high-tying seven earned runs, including three homers. He faced 12 batters and gave up five hits, two walks and hit a batter.</p><p>Arrighetti has been one of the Astros’ best stories this season and has steadily developed himself into a solid starter with each successive start. He had a 10.97 ERA through three starts and had lowered it to 5.33 entering Saturday. It sits at 6.37 through his first 53 2/3 innings.</p><p>Arrighetti was originally scheduled to start against the Tigers in Sunday’s series finale, but the Astros moved him up a day to pitch on four days of rest after Verlander was scratched.</p><p>After starting hot in April, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/astros-justin-verlander-scratched-from-start-vs-tigers-with-injury">Verlander has yet to find</a> his vintage form. The former Tigers star has a 3.25 ERA through 19 seasons in the big leagues, usually finding himself amongst the top pitchers in the game annually. However, he’s been far from that this season, and it’s fair to wonder if his star is finally fading.</p><p>Verlander is 3-2 with a 3.95 ERA this year in his second season <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/astros-news-justin-verlander-hits-reality-checkwasted-vintage-start-mariners">back in Houston</a>, with a 7.20 mark so far in June.</p><h2><b>Astros move on from Jose Abreu</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Jose-Abreu.jpg"><figcaption>© Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Verlander isn’t the only vet that has struggled for the Astros this season.</p><p>Jose Abreu was having such a brutal season that the Astros actually sent him down minors to try to work out the issues he was having with his swing. While he did ultimately get another shot at the major league level, the Astros have seen enough and<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/astros-news-houston-30-million-jose-abreu-roster-move"> released Abreau earlier this week</a>.</p><p>The move came despite the first baseman still being owed $30 million on his contract. But with Houston’s expectations and Abreu’s overall performance, the general manager Dana Brown and Astros felt it was time to move on.</p><p>Prior to his release, Abreu was hitting .124 with two home runs and seven RBI. Not only did his batting average drop to a new career-low, but Abreu’s signature power has been nowhere to be found. The former MVP was expected to be a powerful addition once he joined the team. But in the second year of a three-year contract, Jose Abreu is now leaving Houston.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Astros’ Joe Espada drops Spencer Arrighetti reality check after brutal loss to Tigers

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He is originally from a small town in Southern California. Mistretta graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism from Biola University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Houston Astros were defeated by the Kansas City Royals 11-2 on Wednesday. Houston’s <a href="https://www.mlb.com/prospects/astros" rel="noopener">No.3 prospect</a> (per MLB.com) Spencer Arrighetti <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/astros-news-houston-makes-intriguing-roster-decision-injury-woes">made his MLB debut</a> in the game. Although it was still a special moment as every MLB debut is, it did not exactly go according to plan for Arrighetti.</p><p>The 24-year-old surrendered seven runs across three innings of work. He also struck out three and walked three hitters. The young Astros hurler <a href="https://www.chron.com/sports/article/pasquantino-breaks-out-with-5-rbis-as-royals-19396802.php" rel="noopener">discussed his outing</a> after the game.</p><p>“When you want something that bad your whole life, you want it to be perfect,” Arrighetti said, via David Smale of chron.com. “You want it to go really smoothly and you want everything to feel good. But the reality is before the game I was a little bit of an anxious mess. I feel like I had to work harder to get my emotions down.”</p><p>Of course, dealing with nerves before your first MLB start is to be expected. It is a huge moment to say the least.</p><p>It will be interesting to see if Arrighetti remains with the big league club. He may earn a few more starts given <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/astros-news-houston-framber-valdez-injury-scare">Houston’s unfortunate injury concerns</a> in the starting rotation. The Astros need pitching depth and perhaps Arrighetti can help fill the void.</p><h2><b>Can Spencer Arrighetti help Astros?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Spencer-Arrighetti-pitching-vs-Royals.jpg"><figcaption>William Purnell-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Arrighetti is Houston’s third overall prospect and top pitching prospect. His fastball velocity has increased over the past few seasons, but it is Arrighetti’s slider that is probably his best pitch. Additionally, he throws a curveball and changeup.</p><p>Arrighetti features strikeout potential but he’s also dealt with command issues. Improving the control of his pitches will prove to be of the utmost importance if he wants to remain in the starting rotation. You obviously are not going to overreact to three walks in a pitcher’s MLB debut, but if free passes continue to be a problem then the Astros will need to make a difficult decision.</p><p>The Astros have done an impressive job of developing starting pitchers in recent years. They understand what it takes to get the most out of hurlers. Arrighetti’s ceiling is still fairly uncertain, but it would not be surprising to see him emerge as a reliable option in the Astros starting rotation.</p><h2><b>Houston, do we have a problem?</b></h2><p>The Astros have been one of MLB’s most successful franchises since 2016. Although there has been controversy along the way, the Astros have won two World Series championships during that span. And even when Houston is not winning the Fall Classic, it seems like they are always in the ALCS at the very least.</p><p>Yet, in 2024, the Astros are just 4-9 so far. Framber Valdez and Justin Verlander are just a couple of Houston’s starting pitchers who are battling injuries at the moment.</p><p>The offense is going to produce. Jose Altuve, Yordan Alvarez, Kyle Tucker, and Alex Bregman are more than capable of leading a lineup. But this ball club has serious pitching uncertainty right now.</p><p>There is reason to be worried about the Astros. Their track record suggests a bounce-back will come to fruition soon, but pitching depth is crucial for any big league team and right now the Astros don’t have much of it.</p><p>The Astros will attempt to turn their 2024 season around against the Royals in Kansas City on Thursday at 2:10 PM EST.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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IP	ERA	K	WHIP	WINS
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2025 SEASON STATS
IP	ERA	K	WHIP	WINS
51	3.71	20	1.65	0

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