HOUSTON — Astros ace Justin Verlander is scheduled to make his first rehabilitation begin Sunday at Triple-A Sugar Land.
The 41-year-old Verlander, who opened the season on the injured record with irritation in his proper shoulder, will throw a bullpen session Thursday in Houston earlier than making his begin this weekend.
Supervisor Joe Espada mentioned Wednesday he expects this to be the primary of two minor league begins Verlander will make earlier than he comes off the injured record.
“Simply based mostly on what I’ve seen and out of his reside BPs and the way he is speaking about how he feels, I feel two begins … Needs to be ok,” Espada mentioned.
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Espada mentioned the Astros need Verlander to throw 70-75 pitches Sunday and stand up to 85-90 within the following begin.
The three-time Cy Younger Award winner is in his second stint in Houston after rejoining the workforce in a commerce from the New York Mets in July.
He went 13-8 with a 3.22 ERA in 27 begins for the Mets and Astros final season.
