Astros' Seth Martinez: Works effectively in long relief
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Martinez (1-0) allowed one hit and no walks while striking out two across 3.2 scoreless innings to earn the win Monday against the Rangers.
The Astros pitching staff was put in a tough position after Framber Valdez (elbow) was scratched. That was exacerbated after Blair Henley managed only one out while allowing five runs, but Martinez followed him into the game and managed to tally his 11 outs on just 32 pitches. Martinez is capable of working multiple innings in relief but has never started a big-league game, so he'll almost certainly return to a more traditional role out of the bullpen moving forward.
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Astros' Seth Martinez: Recalled from Sugar Land
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Houston recalled Martinez from Triple-A Sugar Land on Friday, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
He'll join the Astros' bullpen ahead of Friday's series opener in Arizona as Ryne Stanek goes on paternity leave. The 29-year-old Martinez has posted a 5.23 ERA and 1.49 WHIP through 43 major-league innings this season.
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Astros' Seth Martinez: Optioned to Triple-A
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Houston optioned Martinez to Triple-A Sugar Land on Thursday, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Brandon Bielak will fill the vacancy in the Astros' bullpen ahead of Thursday's series finale against the Red Sox. Martinez, 28, has struggled to a 5.23 ERA and 1.49 WHIP in 43 innings of relief this season at the major-league level.
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Astros' Seth Martinez: Back with big club
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Martinez was recalled from Triple-A Sugar Land on Monday, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Martinez was optioned to the Triple-A level after being tagged for seven earned runs in his last appearance with the Astros, but he earned his way back to the big leagues by blanking the opponent in six the seven minor-league games he appeared in since the start of August.
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Astros' Seth Martinez: Sent to Triple-A
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Martinez was optioned to Triple-A Sugar Land on Saturday, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
He gave up seven earned runs in one inning during his most recent performance Wednesday against the Rangers, and Kendall Graveman will take his place in the bullpen. The Astros could summon Martinez again next time they need a fresh bullpen arm.
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Astros' Seth Martinez: Notches first save
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Martinez struck out one batter in a perfect inning and earned a save against the Dodgers on Sunday.
Martinez recorded his first career save with a clean 11th inning Sunday. He followed Ryan Pressly's two innings of work and shouldn't be expected to see many save chances moving forward. Martinez lowered his ERA to 4.65 with a 33:14 K:BB through 31 innings this season.
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Astros' Seth Martinez: Dropped from World Series roster
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Martinez was removed from the Astros' World Series roster Friday, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports.
Martinez failed to pitch in any of the Astros' seven postseason games to this point and will now have to watch the World Series as a spectator. Will Smith will replace him on the roster and provide the Astros with a left-handed option out of the bullpen as the team takes on the Phillies in the Fall Classic.
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Astros' Seth Martinez: Sent down Friday
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Martinez was optioned to Triple-A Sugar Land on Friday, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Martinez was called up by the Astros in late August, and he allowed five hits and a walk while striking out seven in six scoreless innings over six relief appearances in the majors. In spite of his effectiveness, the right-hander will return to Sugar Land after Justin Verlander (calf) was reinstated from the 15-day injured list Friday.
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Astros' Seth Martinez: Back in majors
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Martinez was recalled from Triple-A Sugar Land on Thursday, Danielle Lerner of the Houston Chronicle reports.
The right-hander was sent down by the Astros in mid-August but will rejoin the big-league club Thursday with closer Ryan Pressly (neck) heading to the injured list. Martinez has appeared in 23 MLB games this season and has a 2.48 ERA, 1.04 WHIP and 31:13 K:BB across 32.2 innings this season.
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Astros' Seth Martinez: Optioned to Triple-A
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Martinez was optioned to Triple-A Sugar Land on Saturday.
Martinez was productive over the first half of the season but has had inconsistent results over the last month. The right-hander posted a 7.27 ERA and 1.73 WHIP in 8.2 innings over his last seven appearances and will head to the minors as part of a move to make room for Lance McCullers on the active roster.
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Astros' Seth Martinez: Scoreless inning in win
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Martinez allowed zero runs on one hit and zero walks while striking out zero over one inning Friday against the Mariners.
Martinez entered the game in the seventh inning with the Astros up 5-1 and had little trouble retiring the bottom of the Mariners' lineup. The right-handed reliever now sports a 1.33 ERA and 0.81 WHIP with 24 strikeouts over 27 innings. Despite the strong performance on the season, he is buried in the Astros' bullpen, having seen just 13 total appearances since the start of June, and will likely continue finding save and hold opportunities hard to come by.
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Astros' Seth Martinez: Back in big leagues
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The Astros recalled Martinez from Triple-A Sugar Land on Tuesday.
Martinez will join the 26-man active roster as a replacement for right-hander Jake Odorizzi (lower leg), who was placed on the 15-day injured list one day after exiting his start against the Red Sox. The 27-year-old right-hander has previously made two relief appearances for Houston this season, covering 2.2 scoreless frames in total while striking out four hitters.
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Astros' Seth Martinez: Called up as 27th man
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Martinez was recalled from Triple-A Sugar Land to serve as the 27th player for Thursday's game against the Twins, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Wednesday's contest was suspended and resumed ahead of Thursday's game, so the right-hander will provide bullpen depth for the impromptu twin bill. Martinez delivered a scoreless frame in his lone big-league appearance this season and has a 4.15 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 9:4 K:BB over 8.2 innings at Sugar Land.
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Astros' Seth Martinez: Optioned to Triple-A
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Martinez was optioned to Triple-A Sugar Land on Monday.
Martinez will lose his spot as rosters around the league shrink from 28 to 26. He'd been with the team since Tuesday but appeared just once, tossing one scoreless inning of relief Saturday against the Blue Jays.
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Astros' Seth Martinez: Recalled from Triple-A
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Martinez was recalled from Triple-A Sugar Land on Tuesday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
Martinez was unable to crack Houston's Opening Day roster but will now join the big club a few weeks into the season. He made his MLB debut with three appearances last year and had a strong campaign at Sugar Land with a 2.81 ERA, 0.94 WHIP and 78:20 K:BB over 57.2 innings.
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Astros' Seth Martinez: Sent to minors
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The Astros optioned Martinez to Triple-A Sugar Land on Sunday, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.
In addition to Martinez, the Astros also optioned Brandon Bielak to Triple-A, clearing the way for Ronel Blanco and Bryan Abreu to secure the final two spots in Houston's Opening Day bullpen, according to Rome. Martinez reached the big leagues for the first time late in the 2021 season, making three relief appearances for Houston and giving up five earned runs over three innings.
