The Astros announced that right-hander has been placed on the 15-day injured list due to a thoracic spine strain. The placement is retroactive to September 18. was called up from Triple-A in the corresponding move. Signed to a minor Derrick Favors Jersey league contract last winter, Scott has been an underrated gem of an acquisition for Houstons front office. The righty has a 2.23 ERA and 25.2% strikeout rate over 68 2/3 innings, as well as an elite 3.5% barrel rate. While he has had a lot of problems avoiding the free pa s (12.4% walk rate), Scott has unexpectedly emerged to make the third-most appearances of any Astros pitcher this season. These numbers were even better before Scott ran into difficulties over his last five outings, with a 6.35 ERA ama sed in those 5 2/3 innings of work. It seems quite po sible that his injury contributed to this recent downturn in form, and the spinal strain has now ended his regular season. More will be known about Scotts status later today when manager Joe Espada meets with the media, but it certainly seems po sible that Scotts readine s for the Astros postseason rosters could be in jeopardy. His first career playoff appearance would be the icing on the cake for the 32-year-old Scott, who has now established himself in his fourth Major League season. Scott had only a 9.00 ERA in 46 career MLB innings prior to this year, all ama sed with six different teams during the 2019, 2022, and 2023 seasons. (Scott pitched for the Hiroshima Carp of Nippon Profe sional Baseball in 2020-21). Despite his age, Scott doesnt have enough MLB service time to qualify for salary arbitration until the 2025-26 offseason, and the Astros control his rights through the 2028 campaign. Steven Adams Jersey