Texas Rangers reliever Josh Sborz was placed on the 15-day injured list Sunday with a right rotator cuff strain. Sborz felt pain in his shoulder while pitching the eighth inning Saturday night against Houston. Texas recalled right-hander Grant Anderson from Triple-A Round Rock.
The Houston Astros have won six AL West titles in seven years and reached the ALCS every year since 2017, but there are signs they could be on the decline.
Astros starter Cristian Javier gave up three runs to the Texas Rangers in the first inning while getting just one out before being replaced Monday night in Game 7 of the AL Championship Series. Javier entered 2-0 with a 1.69 ERA in the playoffs this year and 4-0 with a 0.82 ERA in four career postseason starts for Houston. Corey Seager launched a fastball 440 feet into the second deck in right field for a home run.
Nathan Eovaldi remained perfect this postseason, and Mitch Garver and Jonah Heim homered early before a ninth-inning grand slam by Adolis García helped the Texas Rangers avoid elimination with a 9-2 win over the Houston Astros in Game 6 of the AL Championship Series on Sunday night. The road team has won every game in this series going into a decisive Game 7 on Monday night in Houston. Cristian Javier is scheduled to pitch for the Astros against three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer.