D ETROIT - Houston Astros left-hander Brandon Walter was shut down after a setback in his attempt to return from an elbow injury, the team announced. Walter was placed on the injured list July 25 due to elbow inflammation. He had resumed throwing but had a recurrence of inflammation, the team said Monday.

The Houston Astros are no longer sitting comfortably atop the American League West, with the Seattle Mariners right on their tail. Houston entered Monday with a

Jack Flaherty struck out nine batters in seven scoreless innings and the Detroit Tigers went on to beat the Houston Astros 10-0 on Monday night.

Tayler Scott is back with the Astros for his second big-league stint in Houston this year, giving them a fresh arm for the road trip.

Currently, Detroit is first in the AL Central, 8.5 games up on the Cleveland Guardians. The Astros are first in the AL West, one game in front of the Seattle Mariners. The ‘Stros won two of three against the Tigers in Houston back in April.

The Houston Astros were quite busy at the trade deadline this summer. They added several bats to bolster their lineup, with their biggest move being the one to

Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports that Alvarez will begin a minor-league rehab assignment on Tuesday with Double-A Corpus Christi. He’ll serve as a designated hitter in his first rehab game back, and the club plans to have him down for “a few games” before he can be activated off the injured list.

Astros general manager Dana Brown provides some crucial updates to key pitchers Lance McCullers Jr. and Luis Garcia.