CHICAGO (AP) — The Houston Astros placed right-handed starter Spencer Arrighetti on the 15-day injured list with nerve irritation in his right foot and recalled left-hander Bryan King from Triple-A Sugar Land before Saturday's game against the Chicago White Sox.
Arrighetti left the Astros' 9-5 win over the White Sox on Friday night after he warmed up for the second inning. Arrighetti allowed three runs on two hits and two walks in the first before he was replaced by AJ Blubaugh after a mound discussion with manager Joe Espada and pitching coach Joshua Miller.
The 26-year-old Arrighetti said after the game that he felt pain “on just about every pitch I threw” after hurting the nerve between his third and fourth toe during pregame warmups. He said he never experienced it before.
On Saturday, Espada didn’t have a more precise prognosis for Arrighetti, who is 7-5 with a 4.60 ERA in 17 starts.
“He’s going to fly to Houston,” Espada said. “He’s going to see the doctors, so that’s what’s going to be the next move for him."
The 29-year-old King started the season with the Astros and made 42 relief appearances before being optioned to Sugar Land on July 19 after four rough outings.
King is 2-3 with six saves and 3.40 ERA this season. King had a 2.03 ERA on July 7, but was tagged for eight runs on 10 hits – including five home runs – over a total of five innings in his next four games.
King made one outing in Triple-A and pitching a scoreless inning. Espada said King could be immediately available.
“There's a lot of usage here against these guys and deploying him against some of these lefties (Chicago’s left-handed hitters),” Espada said. “So having him around, I think it would be beneficial.
“We’re gonna' need him today and tomorrow, so we’ll throw him in there.”
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Houston Astros pitcher Spencer Arrighetti throws against the Chicago White Sox during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, July 24, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/David Banks)
BERLIN (AP) — A van drove into a crowd during Berlin’s famed LGBTQ+ event on Saturday, killing one person and injuring at least 15, prompting police to call off the celebrations and a concert in the German capital hours after it had begun.
Police said some of the victims had life-threatening injuries. Firefighters and ambulances were out with many emergency staffers at the scene to attend to the victims.
In a post on X, police called on everyone to leave the site of the event immediately.
According to police, a white van had driven into the Tiergarten park, which was just off the route that the pride march had passed along earlier, and hit several people before colliding with a tree. Police could not say how many officers had been deployed to the scene but that it was “definitely a lot of police.” They said they were searching for suspects.
“We are conducting an intensive search for possible suspects,” police officer Florian Nath said on a short video released on the Berlin police account on X.
Hundreds of thousands of people had come to Berlin on Saturday to celebrate at Berlin’s pride parade, known in Germany as Christopher Street Day. It’s one of Europe’s largest LGBTQ+ celebrations.
The pride event in front of the city's iconic Brandenburg Gate in the downtown, near Tiergarten, was called off around 10:15 p.m. and a band’s performance on stage was interrupted. People were urged to go home and to avoid taking the route through the park.
Before the incident, people had celebrated peacefully, marching through the city for hours, dancing to loud music, and cheering the around 80 floats that participated in the parade.
Emergency personnel gather at an intersection following the cancellation of Christopher Street Day activities in Berlin, on Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Fanny Brodersen)
Emergency personnel use flashlights following the cancellation of Christopher Street Day in the Tiergarten area of Berlin on Saturday, July 25, 2026. (Fabian Sommer/dpa via AP)
Emergency personnel gather following the cancellation of Christopher Street Day festivities in Berlin, on Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
A person wrapped in a thermal blanket stands near emergency personnel following the cancellation of Christopher Street Day festivities in Berlin, on Saturday, July 25, 2026. (Fabian Sommer/dpa/dpa via AP)
The crowd celebrate during the Pride March in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Emergency personnel tend to a person on a stretcher following the cancellation of Christopher Street Day in Berlin on Saturday, July 25, 2026. (Andreas Rabenstein/dpa via AP)
People march with a rainbow flag during the Christopher Street Day parade in Berlin, on Saturday, July 25, 2026. (Fabian Sommer/dpa via AP)
People wave during the Christopher Street Day parade in Berlin, on Saturday, July 25, 2026. (Fabian Sommer/dpa via AP)
People stand on 17 June Street following the cancellation of Christopher Street Day in Berlin, on Saturday, July 25, 2026. (Fabian Sommer/dpa via AP)
Participants with dog masks attend the Pride March in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
People march with a rainbow flag during the Christopher Street Day parade in Berlin, on Saturday, July 25, 2026. (Fabian Sommer/dpa via AP)
People carry a "Leather Pride Flag" during the Christopher Street Day parade in Berlin, on Saturday, July 25, 2026. (Fabian Sommer/dpa via AP)
People wave during the Christopher Street Day parade in Berlin, on Saturday, July 25, 2026. (Fabian Sommer/dpa via AP)
Police officers are on the scene following the cancellation of Christopher Street Day in Berlin, on Saturday, July 25, 2026. (Fabian Sommer/dpa/dpa via AP)
