Moving Paredes to the IL wasn't the only move the Astros made Sunday. The team also optioned catcher Cesar Salazar to triple-A Sugar Land. That opened two roster spots, and the Astros filled them by recalling infielder Shay Whitcomb and calling up veteran and recent re-signee Jon Singleton.

Isaac Paredes appeared to injure his right leg while running to first base another in a season full of injuries for Houston.

As the Houston Astros start up the second half of the season against the Seattle Mariners in a key series, an important player might be set to miss some time after suffering an injury. It hasn’t been a great start to the second half of the year for the Astros,