HOUSTON (AP) -The Houston Astros activated catcher Humberto Quintero from the disabled list and optioned catcher J.R. Towles to Triple-A Round Rock after Monday’s 9-3 loss to Pittsburgh.
Quintero went on the DL after he was hit in the head with a bat and sustained a concussion against Los Angeles on July 1. He finished a three-day rehab assignment with Double-A Corpus Christi on Monday night.
Towles is hitting .143 in 60 games with the Astros this season. He was 3-for-23 since being recalled from the minors to replace Quintero.
The Astros also recalled right-hander Jack Cassel from Triple-A Round Rock to start Tuesday’s game against the Pirates. In the corresponding move, the Astros designated RHP Dave Borkowski for assignment. Borkowski was 0-2 with a 7.45 ERA and hadn’t pitched since July 11.
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