The Astros announced that right-hander Ronel Blanco and left-hander Bennett Sousa have been reinstated from the 60-day injured list. The 40-man roster already had three vacancies, so these moves put the Astros at 39. If the Astros don’t add rotation help between now and the August 3 deadline, they will rely on internal arms. In 2025, he gave the Astros 50 2/3 innings with a 2.84 ERA, 29.6% strikeout rate and 7.5% walk rate. In between those IL stints, he allowed three earned runs in 3 1/3 innings with five walks to four strikeouts.