The Houston Astros recently acquired Justin Verlander and activated Jose Urquidy. Upon the return of both pitchers, manager Dusty Baker has used a six-man pitching rotation.

With a stretch of 29 games in 30 days on the horizon, the Astros are weighing a move to a six-man rotation. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors.

Initially, the team indicated it would remain in a six-man rotation just through this stretch of 17 consecutive games, which ends Sunday. It could behoove the team to stay in a six-man rotation.

In the midst of a 17-game stretch without a day off, the Astros still are discussing the possibility of going to a six-man rotation to give their starting pitchers a bit of a breather. Before ...

CLEVELAND - The Houston Astros will consider deploying a six-man rotation during a stretch of 13 games with no off-day that starts Tuesday, manager Joe Espada said. Houston is off Monday before a ...

The Six-Man Rotation May Be Baseball’s Next Evolutionary Step Among other MLB teams, the Astros, Padres and Angels are prime examples of what star pitchers can produce on five days’ rest.

Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker set his rotation for the upcoming three-game series against the visiting Baltimore Orioles on Thursday, providing the first glimpse of his shortened five-man ...

Prior to his injury, Javier was one of the Astros’ top-flight arms at the top of the rotation. In his career, Javier is 33-18 ...

HOUSTON — The survival of a six-man rotation relied on Colton Gordon’s left arm. His major-league debut Wednesday night doubled as an inflection point for a pitching staff pushed to its limit ...

Expert recap and game analysis of the Cleveland Guardians vs. Houston Astros MLB game from July 9, 2025 on ESPN.