Astros Call Up Top Prospect Brice Matthews
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Leiter, the Rangers’ rookie right-hander, held the Astros hitless into the seventh inning at Globe Life Field in May. His first batter Friday dashed any hope of a repeat. Isaac Paredes bounced a leadoff single up the middle to begin the bottom of the first. A walk and two groundouts produced Houston’s first run.
The Astros are expected to selecte Matthews ' contract from Triple-A Sugar Land on Friday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
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