1:09 PM - Francis Martes (Hou) will stay with Triple-A Sugar Land after going unclaimed on waivers, Jake Kaplan of The Athletic reports.

7:12 PM - Francis Martes (Hou) was designated for assignment by the Astros on Wednesday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

1:55 PM - Francis Martes (Hou) (suspension) was activated from the restricted list and optioned to Triple-A Sugar Land on Saturday, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

4:15 PM - Francis Martes (Hou) (suspension) was assigned to Triple-A Sugar Land on Friday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

4:29 PM - Francis Martes (Hou) (undisclosed) has returned to camp, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

9:58 AM - Francis Martes (Hou) Dusty Baker said Friday that Martes is away from the team due to the league's health and safety protocols, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

5:35 PM - Francis Martes (Hou) was hit with a year-long suspension Monday after a second failed test for performance-enhancing drugs, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

9:24 AM - Francis Martes (Hou) (elbow) made a rehab appearance Sunday for Low-A Quad Cities, tossing 2.2 innings and giving up two runs on one hit and three walks while striking out three.

12:54 PM - Francis Martes (Hou) (elbow) was reinstated from the restricted list and placed on the 7-day injured list at Triple-A Round Rock, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

5:50 PM - Francis Martes (Hou) (elbow) has had his visa issues resolved and is traveling back to Florida, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

6:47 PM - Francis Martes (Hou) (elbow) has completed his 80-game suspension, though he is still on the restricted list due to visa issues, Jake Kaplan of The Athletic reports.

5:38 PM - Francis Martes (Hou) was suspended 80 games Tuesday after testing positive for the banned substance Clomiphene, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

12:32 PM - Francis Martes (Hou) (elbow) was optioned to the Astros' minor-league camp Wednesday, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

5:11 PM - Francis Martes (Hou) (elbow) progressed to throwing from 90 feet on flat ground Wednesday, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

10:20 AM - Francis Martes (Hou) underwent UCL reconstruction surgery in his right elbow Wednesday, which will keep him out of action for 12-to-16 months, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

6:41 PM - Francis Martes (Hou) (elbow) has been shut down and will not return to competition until late July or early August, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

7:35 AM - Francis Martes (Hou) (elbow) was able to play catch Saturday at the Astros' spring training facility with "no issues," according to general manager Jeff Luhnow, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

4:20 AM - Francis Martes (Hou) has been named to start the third game of the season for Triple-A Fresno, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

4:14 PM - Francis Martes (Hou) could be called up at anytime to fill in as a starter or reliever for Houston this season, Hunter Atkins of the Houston Chronicle reports.

4:52 AM - Francis Martes (Hou) (3-1) allowed three runs on two hits, a hit batsman and a wild pitch over two-thirds of an inning in Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Tigers.

5:16 AM - Francis Martes (Hou) (3-0) allowed one walk while striking out two over 2.1 scoreless relief innings to pick up the win in Houston's 8-4 victory over Baltimore.

3:53 AM - Francis Martes (Hou) struck out two in a scoreless 1.2 innings of relief in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Twins.

3:59 AM - Francis Martes (Hou) is expected to head back to Triple-A Fresno and continue to develop as a starter, Hunter Atkins of the Houston Chronicle reports.

10:40 AM - Francis Martes (Hou) could start Sunday against the Blue Jays, Jake Kaplan of the Houston Chronicle repors.

7:21 PM - Francis Martes (Hou) allowed two runs on four hits and a walk while striking out seven batters during Saturday's win over the Yankees. He didn't factor into the decision.

2:19 AM - Francis Martes (Hou) is starting against the Yankees on Saturday in what should be his final turn in the rotation before Charlie Morton (latissiumus) returns next week, Jake Kaplan of the Houston Chronicle reports.

7:27 PM - Francis Martes (Hou) was pulled after just two innings in a no-decision against the Mariners on Sunday. He allowed two earned runs, struck out three and walked four.

1:28 PM - Francis Martes (Hou) will start Sunday against the Mariners, Jake Kaplan of the Houston Chronicle reports.

9:06 PM - Francis Martes (Hou) surrendered three runs on six hits and three walks while striking out four over 5.2 innings during Tuesday's game against the Athletics.

8:42 PM - Francis Martes (Hou) (1-0) allowed just a single run on three hits over five innings in his inaugural major-league start Wednesday against Texas. He struck out seven, walked two, hit a batter and threw a wild pitch.

1:10 PM - Francis Martes (Hou) will make his first big-league start Wednesday against the Rangers, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

6:37 AM - Francis Martes (Hou) was promoted to the big leagues Thursday, prior to the Astros game against the Royals, Jake Kaplan of the Houston Chronicle reports.

2:46 AM - Francis Martes (Hou) was scratched from his scheduled start for Triple-A Fresno on Thursday, Jake Kaplan of the Houston Chronicle reports.

3:49 AM - Francis Martes (Hou) allowed seven runs (four earned) on six hits and four walks while striking out two over 2.2 innings for Triple-A Fresno on Thursday.

6:14 PM - Francis Martes (Hou) who is off to a rocky start at Triple-A Fresno, is expected to pitch for the Astros this season, according to general manager Jeff Luhnow, Jake Kaplan of the Houston Chronicle reports.

2:16 AM - Francis Martes (Hou) (0-1) allowed five runs (four earned) on six hits and four walks while striking out three over three innings for Triple-A Fresno on Sunday.

3:45 AM - Francis Martes (Hou) allowed four runs on five hits and three walks while striking out five over 3.2 innings for Triple-A Fresno on Monday.

2:43 AM - Francis Martes (Hou) (abdomen) had his scheduled start for Triple-A Fresno pushed up to Tuesday, Jake Kaplan of the Houston Chronicle reports.

4:20 AM - Francis Martes (Hou) (abdomen) will make his fourth start of the season for Triple-A Fresno on Tuesday, Jake Kaplan of the Houston Chronicle reports.

6:36 PM - Francis Martes (Hou) will have his turn in the rotation skipped due to what assistant general manager Mike Elias described as "mild abdominal discomfort," Jake Kaplan of the Houston Chronicle reports.

2:48 AM - Francis Martes (Hou) allowed four runs on eight hits and three walks while striking out two over three innings for Triple-A Fresno on Saturday.

3:12 AM - Francis Martes (Hou) allowed two hits and six walks while striking out seven over 4.1 innings for Triple-A Fresno on Sunday.

2:18 AM - Francis Martes (Hou) is having his innings monitored at Triple-A Fresno in the hopes that he contributes later this season for Houston, Jake Kaplan of the Houston Chronicle reports.

3:41 AM - Francis Martes (Hou) allowed five hits and three walks while striking out three over five scoreless innings for Triple-A Fresno on Monday.

7:00 PM - Francis Martes (Hou) will make his season debut for Triple-A Fresno on Monday, Jake Kaplan of the Houston Chronicle reports.

7:45 AM - Francis Martes (Hou) has been assigned to Houston's minor league camp, Jake Kaplan of the Houston Chronicle reports.

6:08 AM - Francis Martes (Hou) pitched three scoreless innings against the Red Sox on Friday, impressing Boston manager John Farrell, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports. "That's a big arm," Farrell said. "He's powerful. He's got some quality secondary stuff. He's consistently in the mid-90s. He's good looking power pitcher."

1:12 PM - Francis Martes (Hou) was pulled after getting just one out in his start Saturday against the Marlins, Hunter Atkins of the Houston Chronicle reports. "It was good experience for him to have some tough at-bats...starting a spring training game," manager A.J. Hinch said after the game. "This kid's got to experience a lot before he's ready to pitch in the big leagues."

5:11 AM - Francis Martes (Hou) will make his debut as a Grapefruit League starter Saturday, replacing Mike Fiers (hamstring), Jake Kaplan of the Houston Chronicle reports.

4:03 PM - Francis Martes (Hou) allowed one run on on two hits and a walk over 1.2 innings in Wednesday's game against Miami.

4:22 AM - Francis Martes (Hou) has changed the grip of his changeup from a two-seam to a four-seam grip, Jake Kaplan of the Houston Chronicle reports.

3:29 AM - Francis Martes (Hou) a non-roster invitee to training camp, is expected to the start the 2017 season at Triple-A Fresno.

9:45 AM - Francis Martes (Hou) 20, has a 2.83 ERA and 70:17 K:BB over his last 10 starts for Double-A Corpus Christi, a span of 57.1 innings.

9:34 AM - Francis Martes (Hou) 20, has a 3.88 ERA and 67:33 K:BB in 69.2 innings for Double-A Corpus Christi.

5:14 AM - Francis Martes (Hou) will open 2016 with Double-A Corpus Christi, Jake Kaplan of the Houston Chronicle reports.

12:53 PM - Francis Martes (Hou) 19, was promoted to Double-A Corpus Christi on Thursday.