Burrows Nears Astros Return After Strong Rehab Outings
The Houston RHP has thrown 9 scoreless rehab innings at Triple-A Sugar Land, signaling he could be activated from the IL soon.
Mike Burrows was placed on the IL on July 7 with right elbow neuritis. He has since made two rehab starts for Triple-A Sugar Land, combining for 9.0 scoreless innings with 8 strikeouts and only 4 hits allowed. His second outing was his longest, covering 4.2 innings with one hit, two walks, and five strikeouts. The strong back-to-back performances suggest Burrows is close to rejoining the Houston Astros rotation.
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