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- Astros will activate Japanese right-hander Tatsuya Imai and add him to the rotation next week.
- Imai posted a 7.27 ERA and 2.08 WHIP in 8.2 MLB innings before going on the injured list on April 12.
- In two Triple-A Sugar Land rehab outings he threw 27 strikes of 63 pitches.
- Joe Espada said Imai belongs in the rotation as Brown and Hader are injured, with deal costing $36 million.
