Minor allowed three runs on seven hits and struck out four in 5.1 innings in a no-decision versus Houston on Thursday.

EDGE Analysis

The southpaw got through five innings with little trouble, but three straight one-out hits in the sixth, including a pair of RBI doubles, were enough to force manager Mike Matheny to go to his bullpen. Minor kept the ball in the yard Thursday for the first time in his last four starts. He's been inconsistent for much of the year with a 5.34 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 139:40 K:BB across 141.2 innings in 25 starts. He carries an 8-11 record into his next start, tentatively set for a rematch in Houston next week.