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 six-game homestand against the White Sox and Twins,

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The Houston Astros ’ series opener against the Guardians on Friday perhaps held some. Rodgers, making just his second start since May 21, took four plate appearances that yielded two hard-hit flyballs to right-center field, one a home run, and a walk.

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Jared Triolo, who entered with a .152 batting average, had two of Pittsburgh’s five hits against him. Triolo drove a leadoff double in the third inning and scored on two groundouts. Valdez’s only other blip came in the fifth, when Triolo had the first of three straight two-out singles against him.

The Houston Astros are finally getting their first look at Jacob Melton, their top outfield prospect. The bat hasn’t exactly jumped off the page after five games. But the glove sure has. On Friday the Astros continued their road trip in Cleveland and Melton drew the start in right field,