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Cristian Javier
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HOU
2026 season
- GP
- 17
- W-L
- 2-6
- ERA
- 5.14
- WHIP
- 1.46
- K
- 59
- IP
- 63.0
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | Dec | IP | H | ER | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | @SEA | W 7-0 | - | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Sep 16 | vs KC | L 2-5 | L | 5.1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Sep 10 | @PHI | W 2-1 | - | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Sep 4 | vs AZ | W 3-1 | W | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Aug 29 | @NYM | L 2-6 | L | 4.1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Aug 23 | vs ATH | L 6-7 | - | 4.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| Aug 18 | vs LAA | L 1-3 | L | 4.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Aug 9 | @SD | L 2-7 | L | 5.0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Aug 3 | vs TOR | L 1-3 | L | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Jul 27 | @LAA | W 6-4 | W | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Jul 19 | vs BAL | L 2-5 | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jul 12 | @TEX | L 5-6 | - | 3.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Jul 8 | @WSH | L 2-8 | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jul 4 | vs TB | W 10-8 | - | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Apr 8 | @COL | L 1-9 | - | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 3 | @ATH | L 4-11 | L | 3.2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| Mar 28 | vs LAA | W 11-9 | - | 4.2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 season | ||||||||
| Sep 23 | @ATH | L 1-5 | L | 4.2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Sep 17 | vs TEX | W 5-2 | W | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Sep 11 | @TOR | L 0-6 | L | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Sep 4 | vs NYY | L 4-8 | L | 4.1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Aug 29 | vs LAA | W 2-0 | - | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Aug 23 | @BAL | W 9-8 | - | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Aug 17 | vs BAL | L 0-12 | L | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Aug 11 | vs BOS | W 7-6 | W | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 2024 season | ||||||||
| May 21 | vs LAA | W 6-5 | - | 4.0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| May 16 | vs ATH | W 8-1 | W | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| May 11 | @DET | L 2-8 | L | 1.1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| Apr 14 | vs TEX | W 8-5 | W | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Apr 9 | @KC | L 3-4 | - | 5.1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Apr 3 | vs TOR | W 8-0 | W | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Mar 29 | vs NYY | L 1-7 | - | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2023 season | ||||||||
| Oct 1 | @AZ | W 8-1 | W | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Sep 26 | @SEA | L 2-6 | L | 4.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Sep 20 | vs BAL | W 2-1 | - | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| Sep 15 | @KC | L 2-4 | L | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Sep 9 | vs SD | W 7-5 | - | 4.0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Sep 3 | vs NYY | L 1-6 | L | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Aug 28 | @BOS | W 13-5 | - | 4.0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| Aug 21 | vs BOS | W 9-4 | W | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Aug 15 | @MIA | W 6-5 | - | 4.2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Aug 9 | @BAL | W 8-2 | W | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Aug 3 | @NYY | L 3-4 | - | 4.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Jul 28 | vs TB | L 3-4 | - | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Jul 22 | @ATH | L 1-4 | L | 5.2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| Jul 16 | @LAA | W 9-8 | - | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Jul 3 | @TEX | W 12-11 | - | 4.1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| Jun 28 | @STL | W 10-7 | - | 4.0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Jun 21 | vs NYM | W 10-8 | - | 2.1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Jun 15 | vs WSH | L 1-4 | - | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jun 9 | @CLE | L 9-10 | - | 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Jun 3 | vs LAA | W 9-6 | W | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| May 28 | @ATH | W 10-1 | W | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| May 22 | @MIL | W 12-2 | W | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| May 16 | vs CHC | W 7-3 | W | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| May 10 | @LAA | W 5-4 | W | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| May 5 | @SEA | W 6-4 | - | 7.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| Apr 29 | vs PHI | L 1-6 | L | 5.2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Apr 23 | @ATL | W 5-2 | - | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Apr 17 | vs TOR | W 9-2 | W | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Apr 11 | @PIT | L 4-7 | - | 6.0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Apr 5 | vs DET | W 8-2 | W | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Mar 31 | vs CWS | W 6-3 | - | 5.0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 2022 season | ||||||||
| Oct 1 | vs TB | W 2-1 | W | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Sep 25 | @BAL | W 6-3 | - | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Sep 20 | @TB | W 5-0 | W | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Sep 14 | @DET | W 2-1 | W | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Sep 7 | vs TEX | W 4-3 | - | 5.1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Aug 31 | @TEX | W 5-3 | W | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| Aug 26 | vs BAL | L 0-2 | L | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Aug 20 | @ATL | L 4-5 | - | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Aug 14 | vs ATH | W 6-3 | W | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Aug 7 | @CLE | L 0-1 | L | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Aug 2 | vs BOS | L 1-2 | L | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Jul 27 | @ATH | L 2-4 | L | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Jul 21 | vs NYY | W 3-2 | - | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Jul 13 | @LAA | L 1-7 | L | 3.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| Jul 6 | vs KC | L 4-7 | L | 5.0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| Jul 1 | vs LAA | W 8-1 | W | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| Jun 25 | @NYY | W 3-0 | W | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| Jun 19 | vs CWS | W 4-3 | W | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Jun 13 | @TEX | L 3-5 | - | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Jun 6 | vs SEA | L 4-7 | L | 3.2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| May 31 | @ATH | W 3-1 | - | 4.0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| May 25 | vs CLE | W 2-1 | W | 5.2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| May 20 | vs TEX | L 0-3 | L | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| May 14 | @WSH | L 6-13 | L | 3.2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 |
| May 8 | vs DET | W 5-0 | - | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| May 3 | vs SEA | W 4-0 | W | 5.1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Apr 27 | @TEX | W 4-3 | W | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Apr 20 | vs LAA | L 0-6 | - | 3.2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Apr 13 | @AZ | L 2-3 | - | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Apr 9 | @LAA | L 0-2 | - | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Latest news
The Astros placed Javier on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with a Grade 2 groin strain, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
Javier left his start Tuesday against Seattle after two innings due to right groin soreness, and he'll officially be shut down for the year upon receiving this diagnosis. He'll close the book on 2026 after enduring one of his least effective seasons in the majors, posting a 5.14 ERA and 1.46 WHIP over 63 innings. Josh Hendrickson was called up from Triple-A Sugar Land in a corresponding move.
RotoWire via ESPN · Sep 23
Javier was removed from Tuesday's game against the Mariners with right groin tightness, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
Javier gave up one hit and two walks while striking out two batters in two scoreless innings before his groin forced him to make a premature exit. The 29-year-old righty is tentatively lined up to start Houston's regular-season finale against the A's on Sunday, but the team will presumably monitor his status over the next several days before making a decision regarding his availability.
RotoWire via ESPN · Sep 23
Javier (2-6) allowed two runs on five hits and three walks while striking out two over 5.1 innings to take the loss versus the Royals on Wednesday.
Javier dealt with a lot of traffic on the basepaths, but all the damage against him came via a John Rave two-run homer in the fourth inning. This start continued a strong September for Javier, who has a 2.20 ERA, 0.98 WHIP and 15:7 K:BB across 16.1 innings through three starts this month. A matchup with the Mariners in Seattle is likely up next for the right-hander.
RotoWire via ESPN · Sep 17
Javier took a no-decision Thursday against Philadelphia, allowing one run on three hits and one walk in six innings. He struck out five.
Javier was dominant at times Thursday, beginning the day with four no-hit innings to flummox the Phillies. Houston continues to keep a close eye on the right-hander's workload, as he's thrown 90 pitches just once in 2026, but he's surrendered a single run in 79-pitch starts to open the month of September. He'll take a 5.50 ERA, 1.46 WHIP and 55:23 K:BB through 55.2 innings into his next scheduled appearance at home against the Royals.
RotoWire via ESPN · Sep 10
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Javier (2-5) earned the win Friday against the Diamondbacks after allowing one run on one hit and three walks while striking out eight over five innings.
Javier overpowered Arizona for most of his outing, with Gabriel Moreno's fourth-inning solo homer accounting for the only hit and run against him. The right-hander generated 17 swinging strikes among his 79 pitches (47 strikes) and retired the final five batters he faced. Javier's eight punchouts tied his season-high mark, and he's now allowed three runs or fewer in each of his last four appearances. He owns a 4.19 ERA across 34.1 innings since the All-Star break and is scheduled to make his next start on the road against the Phillies.
RotoWire via ESPN · Sep 5