Colton Gordon News: Returning to majors

The Astros called up Gordon from Triple-A Sugar Land on Thursday.

The 26-year-old will step into the rotation for Ronel Blanco, who is heading to the injured list Thursday with elbow inflammation. This puts Gordon in line to start Sunday versus the Mariners, per Brian McTaggart of MLB.com. The rookie has has given up six runs with a 10:2 K:BB across 9.2 frames in his two MLB starts. In the minors, the southpaw has had his best Triple-A season through eight starts with a 2.55 ERA and 43 strikeouts across 42.1 innings.