A.J. Hinch: Roberto Osuna will be closer going forward
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The Houston Astros find themselves tied with the Oakland Athletics once again. Meanwhile, manager A.J. Hinch is still looking for answers. The Astros are 2-8 over their last 10 while the Athletics are 7-3 in their respective 10-game stretch. Now the Astros maA.J. Hinch: Roberto Osuna will be closer going forward
The Houston Astros find themselves tied with the Oakland Athletics once again. Meanwhile, manager A.J. Hinch is still looking for answers. The Astros are 2-8 over their last 10 while the Athletics are 7-3 in their respective 10-game stretch. Now the Astros manager is ready to promote newly acquired reliever Roberto Osuna, so to speak. Per ESPN, expect Osuna to carry on as the primary closer going forward.“I wanted Héctor [Rondon] to know that I’m gonna start to use more in the seventh and eighth, which means that Osuna’s going to get the majority of save opportunities. But I need to use him in creative ways, too,” Hinch says.With 45.2 innings of work under his belt, Rondón has a 2.36 ERA, 2.60 FIP and 2.31 DRA. He’s striking out 29.2 percent of opposing hitters while walking 7.6 percent of them. He also has 13 saves on the season and has given up just two earned runs this month in 7.1 innings of work (2.45). But Hinch is going to turn to Osuna anyway, who has a career 2.84 ERA, 2.61 FIP and 2.81 DRA across 22 Read more