Astros, with retooled rotation, host Twins again

May 31 - When the Houston Astros lost right-handed starters Jose Urquidy and Luis Garcia to injury in consecutive starts to open this month, their rotation -- already compromised by the absence of right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. -- appeared to be in dire straits. But instead of their rotation collapsing due to attrition, the Astros have survived with right-handers J.P. France and Brandon Bielak delivering effectively in a pinch. Bielak pitched into the sixth inning of the Astros' 5-1 victory over the visiting Minnesota Twins in the second game of...