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Astros’ Feldman to miss 4-6 weeks after surgery

The Sports Xchange

May 29, 2015 at 5:08 pm.

Scott Feldman is headed to the DL. (Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports)

Houston Astros right-hander Scott Feldman underwent surgery to repair a torn medial meniscus in his right knee and likely will be out for four to six weeks, the team announced Friday.

The Astros placed Feldman on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to May 27 and called up right-hander Michael Feliz from Double-A Corpus Christi to replace Feldman on the roster.

Feliz, who pitched one game in Double-A after being starting the season in high-Class A, will give the Astros another arm in the bullpen. Brett Oberholtzer is expected to take Feldman’s spot in the rotation until he returns.

Feldman suffered the injury while fielding a ball during his last outing. He has started 10 games this season and posted a 4-4 record with a 4.80 ERA in 60 innings.

The 32-year-old Feldman is in the second year of a three-year, $30 million deal. He made 29 starts for the Astros last year and was 8-12 with a 3.74 ERA.

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