The Astros issued a press release to announce that they have claimed left-hander Darin Downs off waivers from the Tigers.
Downs, 29 in December, posted a 4.84 ERA with 9.4 K/9, 2.8 BB/9 and a 45 percent ground-ball rate. He held opposing lefties to a .624 OPS and posted solid marks in FIP and xFIP, each of which liked him at 3.53.
