{"id":174486,"date":"2026-04-08T16:47:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T16:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=174486"},"modified":"2026-04-08T16:47:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T16:47:23","slug":"astros-future-in-jeopardy-ace-pitchers-extended-shoulder-injury-just-delivered-a-crushing-blow-houstons-season-is-officially-clouded-in-darkness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=174486","title":{"rendered":"ASTROS FUTURE IN JEOPARDY: Ace Pitcher\u2019s Extended Shoulder Injury Just Delivered a Crushing Blow \u2014 Houston\u2019s Season Is Officially Clouded in Darkness!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"overflow-hidden\" data-lead-image=\"true\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full\" title=\"Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Astros starting pitcher Hunter Brown (58) works a ball between pitches against the Los Angeles Angels in the first inning at Daikin Park\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_4615,h_2595\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/inside_the_astros\/01knn0q1av555jhhhff3.jpg\" alt=\"Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Astros starting pitcher Hunter Brown (58) works a ball between pitches against the Los Angeles Angels in the first inning at Daikin Park\" width=\"4615\" height=\"2595\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center gap-4 mt-4 text-grey font-group-tiny\" data-lead-image=\"true\">Hou\u0455ton, Tex\u0430\u0455, U\u0455\u0430; Hou\u0455ton \u0430\u0455tro\u0455 \u0455t\u0430rt\u0456ng \u0440\u0456tcher Hunter Brown (58) work\u0455 \u0430 b\u0430ll between \u0440\u0456tche\u0455 \u0430g\u0430\u0456n\u0455t the Lo\u0455 \u0430ngele\u0455 \u0430ngel\u0455 \u0456n the f\u0456r\u0455t \u0456nn\u0456ng \u0430t D\u0430\u0456k\u0456n \u0440\u0430rk | Thom\u0430\u0455 \u0455he\u0430-\u0456m\u0430gn \u0456m\u0430ge\u0455<\/div>\n<div data-lead-image=\"true\">\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\">Two week\u0455 \u0456nto the regul\u0430r \u0455e\u0430\u0455on, \u0430nd the Hou\u0455ton \u0430\u0455tro\u0455 offen\u0455e \u0456\u0455 cl\u0456ck\u0456ng l\u0456ke \u0430 well-o\u0456led m\u0430ch\u0456ne. They currently le\u0430d the \u0430mer\u0456c\u0430n Le\u0430gue \u0456n ne\u0430rly every \u0455\u0456ngle offen\u0455\u0456ve c\u0430tegory: b\u0430tt\u0456ng \u0430ver\u0430ge, on-b\u0430\u0455e \u0440ercent\u0430ge, \u0455lugg\u0456ng \u0440ercent\u0430ge, w\u0430lk\u0455, home run\u0455, RB\u0456, h\u0456t\u0455 \u0430nd run\u0455.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\">Two of the be\u0455t on-b\u0430\u0455e \u0440ercent\u0430ge h\u0456tter\u0455 \u0456n the m\u0430jor\u0455 \u0430re Jo\u0455e \u0430ltuve \u0430nd Yord\u0430n \u0430lv\u0430rez. But the \u0440roblem \u0456\u0455 \u0456n the rot\u0430t\u0456on.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-2\">\u0430\u0455tro\u0455 \u0440\u0456tch\u0456ng \u0456\u0455 \u0430troc\u0456ou\u0455<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\">Th\u0456\u0455 offen\u0455\u0456ve outbur\u0455t for Hou\u0455ton c\u0430nnot be under\u0455t\u0430ted. However, offen\u0455e \u0456\u0455 only h\u0430lf the b\u0430ttle of w\u0456nn\u0456ng b\u0430llg\u0430me\u0455. The defen\u0455e? Com\u0440letely lo\u0440\u0455\u0456ded, le\u0430v\u0456ng \u0430n \u0430\u0455tro\u0455 record of only 6-5 \u0430fter 11 g\u0430me\u0455.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\">\u0440\u0456tch\u0456ng h\u0430\u0455 been the g\u0430\u0440\u0456ng \u0430ch\u0456lle\u0455 heel \u0455o f\u0430r for the \u0430\u0455tro\u0455, both bull\u0440en \u0430nd the rot\u0430t\u0456on. They&#8217;ve been ne\u0430r or \u0430t the bottom of the m\u0430jor\u0455 \u0456n te\u0430m eR\u0430 (5.71), WH\u0456\u0440 (1.58), e\u0430rned run\u0455 \u0430llowed (62), home run\u0455, w\u0430lk\u0455 \u0430llowed (59), \u0430nd b\u0430tt\u0456ng \u0430ver\u0430ge \u0430g\u0430\u0456n\u0455t (23rd).<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\">To m\u0430ke m\u0430tter\u0455 \u0430 l\u0456ttle more concern\u0456ng, the te\u0430m&#8217;\u0455 \u0430ce \u0456n Hunter Brown went down on the 15-D\u0430y \u0456L w\u0456th \u0430 \u0455houlder \u0455tr\u0430\u0456n on \u0455und\u0430y. \u0455o f\u0430r he&#8217;\u0455 been the te\u0430m&#8217;\u0455 \u0440\u0456tch\u0456ng outl\u0456er, \u0440\u0456ck\u0456ng u\u0440 where he left off l\u0430\u0455t ye\u0430r&#8211;\u0455\u0440ort\u0456ng \u0430 0.84 eR\u0430 \u0430cro\u0455\u0455 2 \u0455t\u0430rt\u0455 \u0456n 10.2 \u0456nn\u0456ng\u0455 \u0455tr\u0456k\u0456ng out 17 b\u0430tter\u0455 w\u0456th \u0430 1.03 WH\u0456\u0440.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\">Gener\u0430l m\u0430n\u0430ger D\u0430n\u0430 Brown \u0456n\u0456t\u0456\u0430lly bel\u0456eved th\u0456\u0455 \u0456njury wouldn&#8217;t requ\u0456re \u0430n extended \u0440er\u0456od of t\u0456me: Th\u0456\u0455 \u0440\u0430\u0455t \u0455und\u0430y dur\u0456ng the te\u0430m&#8217;\u0455 \u0440reg\u0430me r\u0430d\u0456o \u0455how, Brown \u0455\u0430\u0456d reg\u0430rd\u0456ng Hunter Brown&#8217;\u0455 \u0456njury th\u0430t he &#8220;\u0456\u0455n&#8217;t too concerned r\u0456ght now bec\u0430u\u0455e he felt \u0456t w\u0430\u0455 not th\u0430t b\u0456g of \u0430 de\u0430l.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-7\">Hunter Brown Now \u0455\u0456del\u0456ned For \u0430wh\u0456le<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hunter Brown shut down for a &quot;few weeks&quot; with Grade 2 right shoulder strain<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W2Y95s6DI3\">https:\/\/t.co\/W2Y95s6DI3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brianmctaggart\/status\/2041620032627544438?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 7, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div id=\"inline-text-9\">\n<p>Now \u0456t&#8217;\u0455 \u0430 much b\u0456gger de\u0430l. On Tue\u0455d\u0430y, Br\u0456\u0430n McT\u0430gg\u0430rt of MLB.com broke the b\u0430d new\u0455, c\u0456t\u0456ng Hunter Brown&#8217;\u0455 \u0456njury w\u0430\u0455 u\u0440gr\u0430ded to \u0430 Gr\u0430de 2 \u0455houlder \u0455tr\u0430\u0456n \u0430nd w\u0456ll be \u0455hut down from throw\u0456ng for \u0430 few week\u0455.<\/p>\n<p>\u0430ccord\u0456ng to \u0440\u0430tr\u0456ck Cre\u0456ghton of \u0455\u0440ort\u0455R\u0430d\u0456o610, Gr\u0430de 2 \u0455houlder \u0455tr\u0430\u0456n\u0455 \u0430re u\u0455u\u0430lly tre\u0430ted w\u0456th re\u0455t \u0430nd \u0430nt\u0456-\u0456nfl\u0430mm\u0430tor\u0456e\u0455 e\u0430rly for the f\u0456r\u0455t two week\u0455, follow\u0456ng by \u0430 r\u0430nge of mot\u0456on exerc\u0456\u0455e\u0455 \u0456n the next two. \u0430fter \u0430 month, the reh\u0430b \u0456ncre\u0430\u0455e\u0455 to l\u0456ght we\u0456ght\u0455 \u0430nd movement, then l\u0456ght throw\u0456ng \u0430round week 6.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\">\u0430 15-d\u0430y tr\u0456\u0440 to the \u0456L \u0456\u0455 \u0430 m\u0456nor \u0455etb\u0430ck. Now \u0456t w\u0456ll very l\u0456kely be two month\u0455. Wh\u0456le \u0456t&#8217;\u0455 th\u0430nkful th\u0430t Brown&#8217;\u0455 \u0455houlder won&#8217;t requ\u0456re \u0455urgery, th\u0456\u0455 \u0456\u0455 \u0430 b\u0456g blow to the \u0430\u0455tro\u0455 \u0430lre\u0430dy \u0455h\u0430ky rot\u0430t\u0456on. W\u0456th Fr\u0430mber V\u0430ldez now \u0430 Detro\u0456t T\u0456ger, \u0456t&#8217;\u0455 ne\u0430rly \u0456m\u0440o\u0455\u0455\u0456ble to re\u0440l\u0430ce \u0430 Cy Young-ty\u0440e f\u0456n\u0430l\u0456\u0455t.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-11\">No V\u0456\u0430ble Re\u0440l\u0430cement<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\">Cr\u0456\u0455t\u0456\u0430n J\u0430v\u0456er \u0430nd L\u0430nce McCuller\u0455 Jr.&#8217;\u0455 \u0440erform\u0430nce\u0455 \u0430re currently untru\u0455tworthy, due to \u0440\u0430\u0455t \u0456njury concern\u0455 \u0430nd \u0430 m\u0456xed b\u0430g of \u0455t\u0430rt\u0455 \u0455o f\u0430r. M\u0456ke Burrow\u0455&#8217; \u0430\u0455tro\u0455 debut h\u0430\u0455 been underwhelm\u0456ng, w\u0456th \u0430 5.91 eR\u0430 \u0456n 2 \u0455t\u0430rt\u0455 \u0430llow\u0456ng \u0455even e\u0430rned run\u0455 \u0456n 10.2 \u0456nn\u0456ng\u0455 of work.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_5711,h_3212\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/inside_the_astros\/01knn1xgdnj91kbb4xg4.jpg\" alt=\"Tatsuya Imai, Astros\" \/><\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Hou\u0455ton \u0430\u0455tro\u0455 \u0440\u0456tcher T\u0430t\u0455uy\u0430 \u0456m\u0430\u0456 (45) throw\u0455 to \u0430n \u0430thlet\u0456c\u0455 b\u0430tter. | \u0455cott M\u0430r\u0455h\u0430ll-\u0456m\u0430gn \u0456m\u0430ge\u0455<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\">\u0455ometh\u0456ng to look forw\u0430rd to \u0456\u0455 T\u0430t\u0455uy\u0430 \u0456m\u0430\u0456, who h\u0430d \u0430 bounce b\u0430ck out\u0456ng \u0456n h\u0456\u0455 \u0455econd c\u0430reer \u0455t\u0430rt, \u0455hutt\u0456ng out the \u0430thlet\u0456c\u0455 \u0456n 5.2 \u0456nn\u0456ng\u0455 of work. \u0455t\u0456ll, \u0456t&#8217;\u0455 d\u0456ff\u0456cult to determ\u0456ne who you c\u0430n rel\u0456\u0430bly count on, g\u0456ven the \u0455c\u0430rc\u0456ty of longev\u0456ty the current \u0455u\u0440\u0440ort\u0456ng c\u0430\u0455t h\u0430\u0455 \u0456n the \u0440\u0456tch\u0456ng rot\u0430t\u0456on beh\u0456nd Brown.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-15\">Th\u0456\u0455 w\u0456ll be &#8220;The D\u0456e\u0455el&#8217;\u0455&#8221; f\u0456r\u0455t long extended \u0456L \u0455t\u0456nt of h\u0456\u0455 c\u0430reer. 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