SEATTLE (AP) — The Houston Astros placed right-hander Cristian Javier on the 15-day injured list with a right shoulder strain and outfielder Jake Meyers on the 10-day IL with an oblique strain on Friday.
Seattle selected the contracts of right-hander J.P. France and outfielder Taylor Trammell from Triple-A Sugar Land. Houston also right-hander Ronel Blanco was transferred to the 60-day IL.
Meyers left with lower back tightness in the middle of an at-bat in the second inning of Wednesday's 9-1 loss to the Colorado Rockies. Javier was removed from the game with shoulder tightness.
Javier is 0-1 with a 12.54 ERA in three starts this season. Meyers is batting .243 with one homer and four RBIs.
France has not appeared in a game this season for the Astros; he went 1-0 with a 2.25 ERA in two appearances last year. Trammell played in a career-high 52 games last year and hit .197 with three homers and 12 RBIs.
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Houston Astros' Jake Meyers (6) is guided back to the dugout by manager Joe Espada, left, and a trainer after Meyers was injured while batting against the Colorado Rockies in the second inning of a baseball game Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Houston Astros starting pitcher Cristian Javier works against the Colorado Rockies in the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
LONDON (AP) — West Ham beat fellow strugglers Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-0 on Friday and dropped Tottenham into the Premier League drop zone for the first time this season.
Spurs were two points behind the Hammers before heading to Sunderland on Sunday.
Valentín Castellanos scored twice in three minutes midway through the second half after Konstantinos Mavropanos put the Hammers 1-0 up with a header just before halftime.
Konstantinos completed the scoring seven minutes from time with an acrobatic volley from a corner kick.
Wolves remained at the bottom of the league and was almost certain to be relegated.
Neither side excelled in a forgettable first half but West Ham went in a goal to the good when Mavropanos nodded home a cross from Jarrod Bowen.
Castellanos made it two after 66 minutes thanks to a deliciously cheeky assist from Pablo and then the same player added a third three minutes later with a low shot that may have been aided by a slight deflection.
Konstantinos’ fourth was the icing on the cake for the home side that celebrated its first league win in over a month.
“We are extremely happy," Hammers coach Nuno Espirito Santo said. "All of us deserve an evening like this, especially our fans. London Stadium was amazing; it was bouncing with energy even in the hard parts when the game was tough.
“I realize there is still a lot of work to be done yet. We made a big step today, which was important for us, but nothing has changed.”
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West Ham United's Taty Castellanos celebrates scoring their side's third goal of the game during their English Premier League soccer match against Wolverhampton Wanderers in London, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Jordan Pettitt/PA via AP)
West Ham United's Taty Castellanos scores their side's second goal of the game during their English Premier League soccer match against Wolverhampton Wanderers in London, Friday, April 10, 2026. (John Walton/PA via AP)
West Ham United's Konstantinos Mavropanos, center, scores their side's first goal of the game during their English Premier League soccer match against Wolverhampton Wanderers in London, Friday, April 10, 2026. (John Walton/PA via AP)
West Ham United's Konstantinos Mavropanos celebrates scoring their side's fourth goal of the game during their English Premier League soccer match against Wolverhampton Wanderers in London, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Jordan Pettitt/PA via AP)
