DENVER — The Astros had a pair of players leave their game with injuries in the span of a few minutes Wednesday against the Rockies.
During the middle of an at-bat in the second inning, center fielder Jake Meyers left with back tightness. During the middle of warmups in the bottom of the frame, right-hander Cristian Javier was taken out with shoulder tightness.
Meyers tweaked his back while facing Rockies starter Michael Lorenzen. Athletic trainers came out to check on Meyers, and he stepped back into the batter’s box. But after another pitch he was taken out. Brice Matthews took over with a 2-2 count and delivered a pinch-hit single to left.
After taking the mound, Javier motioned toward the dugout following a warmup pitch. A brief mound visit led to manager Joe Espada taking him out and replacing him with AJ Blubaugh, who gave up five runs in the second.
Javier threw one inning and allowed one run while striking out one.
It’s been an injury-filled week for the Astros, who on Sunday placed righty Hunter Brown on the 15-day injured list with a strained shoulder.
