Osuna was removed from Saturday's game against the Angels with an apparent injury, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

The 25-year-old entered the game to start the ninth inning with a 4-3 lead, and he exited after giving up a one-out infield single to Luis Rengifo, who eventually came around to score. The specifics of the situation remain unclear, but it's a troublesome sign for the Astros given the numerous injuries the pitching staff is already contending with.

Osuna was not used in a save situation in Friday's 9-6 win over the Angels.

EDGE Analysis

Presumably, Osuna was rested with a team off day Thursday after he threw two innings Wednesday. Perhaps manager Dusty Baker felt secure enough with a three-run lead to entrust rookie Andre Scrubb to close out matters. That makes a certain amount of sense when considering the injuries to regulars in the Astros' bullpen.

Osuna fired two scoreless innings in a non-save situation during Wednesday's 4-2 extra-innings loss to the Dodgers. He struck out one and did not permit a hit.

EDGE Analysis

With Houston's bullpen thin due to injuries, Osuna gave the team two innings as the game pushed on to 13 innings. The Astros have an off day Thursday, so manager Dusty Baker could use whatever arms he had. The Astros' closer should be available for Friday's series opener on the road against the Dodgers.

Osuna allowed a hit and struck out two in an inning of work to secure the save in Monday's 8-5 win over the Mariners.

EDGE Analysis

Osuna had a three-run cushion to work with and only allowed Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager aboard with a single. The 25-year-old Osuna recorded 38 saves with a 2.63 ERA in 2019 and should continue in the closer role as long as he's healthy.

Osuna allowed one hit in the ninth inning of Saturday's 7-2 win over the Mariners.

EDGE Analysis

Osuna had a somewhat slow start to summer camp, which left his status in doubt for the season opener. He didn't appear Friday, but it didn't take long for the 25-year-old reliever to get in a game. Osuna may compete with Ryan Pressly for save chances in the early weeks of 2020, but it's expected the former will ultimately assume full closer duties soon.

Osuna (not injury related) is close enough to being ready that he was included on the Astros' Opening Day roster, but it is unclear if he will be available to pitch in Friday's opener, Jake Kaplan of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

It's encouraging that Osuna will be technically active to start the season, although it makes for a tricky sit/start decision for fantasy managers. He completed a bullpen session on Monday. Ryan Pressly is expected to get the save chances if Osuna is unavailable for any of the games this weekend against the Mariners.

Astros general manager James Click said that Osuna (not injury related) was able to complete a bullpen session in Houston on Monday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

According to Click, Astros pitching coach Brent Strom raved about how Osuna looked while throwing in what marked the reliever's first known bullpen session since he reported to summer camp. Manager Dusty Baker hasn't offered many specifics regarding why Osuna's ramp-up process during camp has been slower than the team's other relievers, beyond noting that it wasn't the result of any injury. Now that he's back on the mound, Osuna probably won't need much time to get his arm conditioned for the one-inning workload he'll be in store for in most games during the season, but he's still far from a lock to be included on the Astros' Opening Day roster. If that's the case, Baker said that Ryan Pressly will serve as Houston's closer until Osuna is deemed ready to go.

Manager Dusty Baker said Sunday that "we're not sure" whether Osuna (not injury related) will be ready for Opening Day, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

EDGE Analysis

Osuna was late to camp and still hasn't thrown off a mound ahead of the start of the regular season Friday. Baker stressed that the closer's slow start isn't due to an injury, but he expressed some uncertainty about his status for Opening Day. If the right-hander is unable for the start of the season, Ryan Pressly (finger) could handle the closing duties if he recovers from a finger blister.

Osuna is still ramping up at summer training and has yet to throw off a mound, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

EDGE Analysis

The 25-year-old apparently isn't dealing with an injury, but he's noticeably behind his fellow relievers coming out of the hiatus. Osuna is throwing long toss from 200-plus feet, but manager Dusty Baker was unable to say when he might progress to mound work. Pitching coach Brent Strom still believes the team's closer will be ready for Opening Day next Friday, but at this point it's worth being skeptical about his availability early on. Setup man Ryan Pressly (finger) is also dealing with a blister, so Houston's best high-leverage options are facing some uncertainty with only a week to go before the start of the season.

Osuna struck out one over a scoreless inning during Wednesday's spring game against Washington.

EDGE Analysis

Osuna has allowed three unearned runs over three spring appearances and enters 2020 as one of the more secure closers in MLB. The Astros have a strong back end with Ryan Pressly healthy again and ready to serve as the bridge to Osuna.