Michael Shapiro is a sports reporter for Chron, covering the Astros, Rockets, Texans and every team in town. Michael is a Denver native and graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, and a noted fan of pull-up threes, wide-receiver passes and a good hot fudge sundae.

He was placed on the injured list with inflammation in his throwing elbow, a few days after his last start on May 17.“I know how hard he’s worked to get to this point and it stinks,” manager Joe Espada said.