With the Astros dealing with injuries in their rotation, rookie lefty Colton Gordon made his debut and gave Houston a lift with a spirited outing.

The survival of a six-man rotation relied on Colton Gordon’s left arm. His major-league debut on Wednesday night doubled as an inflection point for a pitching staff pushed to its limit. Two starters are absent due to injury and the bullpen is down a reliever by choice.

While not his first time pitching in an MLB stadium, being a part of team Israel during the 2023 WBC, Houston Astros pitcher Colton Gordon made his Major League debut in today’s game against the Kansas City Royals and it went