Astros’ All-Star RP Ryan Pressly lands on injured list

After losing star Carlos Correa and starting pitcher Aaron Sanchez to the injured list earlier this week, the Houston Astros suffered another injury blow on Thursday when reliever Ryan Pressly hit the 10-day injured list.

Houston placed the All-Star reliever on the injured list with recurring issues with his right knee that will cause him to undergo arthroscopic surgery on Friday.

Ryan Pressly is going back on the IL because of his right knee issue.

— Jake Kaplan (@jakemkaplan) August 22, 2019

Ryan Pressly will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right knee tomorrow, sidelining him four-to-six weeks, Jeff Luhnow said. The Astros are hoping Pressly can return for the final days of the regular season but this obviously casts into doubt his availability.

— Jake Kaplan (@jakemkaplan) August 22, 2019

Pressly missed a few games in mid-July with right knee soreness before landing on the injured list on July 31 before returning on Aug. 9.

The 30-year-old has appeared in six games since his return, but the surgery will sideline him for four-to-six weeks. Houston is hopeful he will return before the postseason begins.

Pressly entered August with a 2.03 ERA and 55/8 K/BB ratio across 44.1 innings. However, he struggled upon his first return with a 6.00 ERA in six innings this month.