30-year old righty starting pitcher Philip Humber is getting sent to the pen and he deserves to get yanked from the rotation with the way he has been pitching. Humber has pitched in 7 games (all starts) for the Astros so far this year and he is 0-7 with a 8.82 ERA and a 1.93 WHIP. He has given up 52 hits (6 homers) and he has walked 13 batters while whiffing 16 of them in his first 33 2/3 innings…..which is pathetic. 25-year old lefty Dallas Keuchel will replace Humber in the rotation. Keuchel has pitched in 6 games (0 starts) for the Astros so far this year and he is 0-1 with a 4.96 ERA and a 1.84 WHIP. Keuchel started 16 games as a rookie for the Astros last year and he was 3-8 with a 5.27 ERA and a 1.55 WHIP.
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