The Astros optioned Gordon to minor-league camp Thursday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Gordon has yielded just one run in 5.1 innings this spring but has also posted an underwhelming 2:3 K:BB. The left-hander will be part of the Triple-A Sugar Land rotation to begin the 2026 campaign.

Gordon is likely to open the season with Triple-A Sugar Land, Matt Kawahara of The Houston Chronicle reports.

EDGE Analysis

Gordon will start the Astros' Grapefruit League opener Saturday against Washington, though the left-hander is one of seven pitchers competing for Houston's final rotation spot. Gordon appeared in 20 MLB games, including 14 starts, as a swingman last season, posting a 5.34 ERA with a 1.42 WHIP and 7.5 K/9 across 86 innings.

Gordon (6-4) earned the win against the Angels on Sunday, allowing one walk while striking out three across five scoreless innings. He did not yield a hit.

EDGE Analysis

Lance McCullers took care of the first three innings of Sunday's regular-season finale before Gordon entered for the fourth frame. Gordon put on a dominant display, allowing just one baserunner while generating eight whiffs on 68 pitches (45 strikes). The 26-year-old southpaw made his major-league debut May 14 and bounced back and fourth between the big club and Triple-A Sugar Land. Gordon will end his first season in the majors with a 6-4 record and one save across 20 games (14 starts) with a 5.34 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 72:19 K:BB across 86 innings.

Gordon gave up three runs on three hits and a walk over four relief innings Friday to record his first career save in an 11-3 rout of Atlanta.

EDGE Analysis

The southpaw spoiled a combined shutout bid by four Houston hurlers as the team went with a bullpen day Friday, and Gordon served up homers to Ronald Acuna in the sixth inning and Eli White in the eighth to account for all the damage off him. The Astros lack a healthy fifth starter as the regular season winds down, but Gordon's performance likely won't earn him much consideration for the job. Over 25 big-league innings since the All-Star break, he's been taken deep 10 times, fueling a 7.92 ERA, 1.64 WHIP and 23:7 K:BB during that stretch.

The Astros recalled Gordon from Triple-A Sugar Land on Friday, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

EDGE Analysis

Gordon will take the 26-man roster spot vacated by Lance McCullers, who was placed on the 15-day IL with right hand soreness. Gordon will be available out of the bullpen Friday versus Atlanta. He's appeared in 16 games for the Astros this season, making 14 starts, and has a 5.67 ERA, 1.52 WHIP and 64:15 K:BB across 73 innings of work.

The Astros optioned Gordon to Triple-A Sugar Land on Saturday, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

EDGE Analysis

Gordon has appeared in 16 games for the Astros this season, making 14 starts, and has registered a 4-4 record, 5.67 ERA, 1.52 WHIP and 64:15 K:BB across 73 innings. He's no longer needed in the rotation after Luis Garcia returned from his elbow injury earlier this week.

Gordon took a no-decision Friday against the Rangers, allowing three runs on five hits and two walks in 4.1 innings. He struck out two.

EDGE Analysis

Gordon continues to struggle in the major leagues, as he's now without a quality start since June 13 against the Twins. That outing was also the last time he pitched at least six frames, and he's yielded at least four runs in five of his last eight outings. Gordon has a poor 5.67 ERA and 1.52 WHIP over 73 innings this season, and he doesn't set up favorably in his next scheduled turn against Atlanta, if he even stays in the rotation.

The Astros recalled Gordon from Triple-A Sugar Land on Friday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Gordon will start Friday's contest in Texas versus the Rangers, giving the Astros' regular rotation members some extra rest. The southpaw holds a 5.64 ERA in 68.2 innings covering 13 starts and two relief outings this season.

The Astros are expected to recall Gordon from Triple-A Sugar Land on Friday, Ari Alexander of KPRC 2 Houston reports.

EDGE Analysis

Houston hasn't listed a starter for Friday's game against the Rangers, and it's possible Gordon's being called up to fill that hole. Gordon has been at Sugar Land since Aug. 13, and he posted a 5.93 ERA in three starts during that time. The 26-year-old has a 5.64 ERA in 68.2 innings with the Astros this season, starting in 13 of his 15 appearances.

The Astros optioned Gordon to Triple-A Sugar Land on Wednesday.

EDGE Analysis

Gordon's latest stint with the big club lasted only one day, as he'll be sent down after yielding five runs (four earned) in a two-inning relief outing Tuesday versus the Red Sox. Jordan Weems is taking Gordon's spot on the roster.