Houston Astros starter Cristian Javier experienced an abbreviated outing in his second start of the 2025 season, leaving Sunday’s series finale against the Baltimore Orioles at Daikin Park after three innings due to illness .

Javier, who returned to the majors on Aug. 11 following 14 months of recovery from Tommy John surgery, threw 50 pitches, allowing one earned run on three hits with two strikeouts and no walks before Shawn Dubin replaced him in the fourth inning.

Javier’s velocity was noticeably down across the board compared to his season debut against the Boston Red Sox. His four-seam fastball averaged 91.1 mph, 2.4 mph slower than his previous start, and his changeup was 2.7 mph below his season average.

In the third inning, the Orioles loaded the bases with one out, but J

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