Cristian Javier suffers forearm discomfort; José Abreu will be activated on Monday

As the Astros closed out a series win against the Oakland A’s on Sunday afternoon, there are some things to keep track of:

• General manager Dana Brown told Robert Ford during the Astros pregame show Sunday on SportsTalk790 that Jose Abreu WILL be activated Monday in Seattle. Brown said while Abreu didn’t get a hit in his two games in Sugar Land, it wasn’t about getting hits, it was about getting quality at-bats.
• Manager Joe Espada informed the media after Sunday’s game that Cristian Javier did NOT throw his scheduled bullpen on Sunday, that he experienced “forearm discomfort” and that he was considered day . Javier was in line to throw Tuesday night’s game in Seattle. They could slide Hunter Brown up to pitch on Tuesday, but they would still have to find an arm to pitch on Wednesday night.
• Finally, general manager Dana Brown told Robert Ford that Jose Urquidy will be evaluated by doctors Tuesday after leaving his minor league start Friday night. Urquidy was scheduled to rejoin the Astros team this week, but that has been shelved for now because he is dealing with “right forearm discomfort.”