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Astros reliever Chris Devenski undergoes elbow surgery
David Barron Sep. 16, 2020
Houston Astros relief pitcher Chris Devenski (47) pitches during the top eighth inning of a MLB game against the Seattle Mariners Sunday, July 26, 2020, at Minute Maid Park in Houston.
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Astros righthanded relief pitcher Chris Devenski had a bone spur removed from his right elbow Tuesday and will require four months to recover from the season-ending arthroscopic procedure, general manager James Click said Wednesday.
Devenski was limited to four appearances this season and twice was relegated to the injured list because of elbow discomfort. In his last interview session with reporters in early September, he said his elbow issues stemmed in part from the short startup time for the regular season's resumption but made no mention of other issues.
He acknowledged earlier this month that he has struggled to regain the form he exhibited in 2017, when he played a critical role en route to the Astros' World Series title.
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"Everybody knows I haven't been myself for a while now. My performance has dropped off from where I was at," he said. "I'm not making excuses or saying this was the reason why, but there's always a time when you can't battle through everything."
Devenski appeared in two games the first week of the season in late July before going on the injured list and returned to the active roster on Sept. 4. In two appearances Sept. 5-6 against the Angels, he allowed three runs on three hits with a homer, two walks and a strikeout while throwing 37 pitches.
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The righthander was 8-5 in 2017, when he made the American League All-Star team, with a 0.942 WHIP and 100 strikeouts in 80.2 innings. He was 2-3 each of the last two seasons with 123 strikeouts in 116.1 innings over 2018-19.
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David Barron reports on sports media, college football and Olympic sports for the Houston Chronicle. He joined the Houston Chronicle in 1990 after stints at the Dallas bureau of United Press International (1984-90), the Waco Tribune-Herald (1978-84) and the Tyler Morning Telegraph (1975-78). He has been a contributor to Dave Campbell's Texas Football since 1980, serving as high school editor from 1984 through 2000 and as Managing Editor from 1990 through 2004. A native of Tyler, he is a graduate of John Tyler High School, Tyler Junior College and The University of Texas at Austin.
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