HOUSTON -- Less than two weeks after losing starting pitcher Hayden Wesneski to season-ending Tommy John surgery, the Astros’ rotation was dealt another blow Wednesday when manager Joe Espada announced starter Ronel Blanco was also headed for Tommy John surgery and would be out for the rest of the season.

Blanco, who threw a no-hitter against the Blue Jays in his first start of 2024 en route to a breakout season as a 30-year-old, is the third member of Houston’s five-man rotation that started the season to wind up on the injured list, joining Wesneski and Spencer Arrighetti.

Blanco went 13-6 with a 2.80 ERA last year and led MLB in opponents’ average against (.190) among qualified starters while throwing a career-high 167 1/3 innings. In nine starts for the Astros this season, Blanco was 3-4 with 4.10 ERA in 48 1/3 innings.


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