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Houston Astros star pitcher Hunter Brown will miss at least two weeks after the team placed him on the 15-day injured list Sunday due to a right shoulder strain.<\/p>

The team made the roster move retroactive to Thursday, meaning Brown could return sooner than expected.<\/p>

The 27-year-old right-hander had been off to a dominant start this season, posting a perfect 1-0 record with an impressive 0.84 ERA across two outings. In just over 10 innings of work, Brown had already racked up 17 strikeouts.<\/p>

Brown’s most recent appearance came Tuesday in a victory over the Boston Red Sox, where he delivered six strong innings. He allowed just one run on one hit while walking two batters and striking out eight.<\/p>

The Astros have not provided a timeline for Brown’s return. The team announced his placement on the injured list before manager Joe Espada’s pre-game media session ahead of Sunday’s road matchup with the Athletics.<\/p>

Last season marked a breakout year for Brown, who earned his first All-Star selection while compiling a 12-9 record with a 2.43 ERA over 31 starts. He set a personal best with 206 strikeouts and maintained an excellent 1.03 WHIP. His stellar performance earned him third place in American League Cy Young Award voting.<\/p>

Since making his major league debut in 2022, Brown has compiled a 37-31 record with a 3.44 ERA across 102 appearances, including 94 starts.<\/p>

To fill Brown’s roster spot, Houston called up right-handed pitcher Christian Roa from Triple-A Sugar Land. The 27-year-old Roa appeared in two relief outings for the Astros earlier this season, posting a 6.75 ERA. He has pitched one scoreless inning for Sugar Land this year.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Houston Astros star pitcher Hunter Brown has been placed on the 15-day injured list due to a right shoulder strain. The 27-year-old, who finished third in Cy Young voting last season, was having an outstanding start to 2024 before the injury.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":47551,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[836],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1775416947981.jpg?fit=450%2C300&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-cmY","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":47570,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/houston-astros-star-pitcher-hunter-brown-sidelined-with-shoulder-injury-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":47552,"position":0},"title":"Houston Astros Star Pitcher Hunter Brown Sidelined with Shoulder Injury","author":"Admin","date":"April 5, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Houston Astros starting pitcher Hunter Brown has been placed on the 15-day injured list due to a shoulder strain. 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