Astros send Jose Cisnero to Oklahoma City, bring up Jorge De Leon
The Astros have optioned reliever Jose Cisnero to Oklahoma City and are bringing up pitcher Jorge De Leon from Class AAA. A righthander, De Leon, 25, will be dressed for tonight’s game vs. Boston. He has not allowed a run in five appearances for the RedHawks, posting a 0.00 ERA in 7.1 innings of work with two walks, five strikeouts and one save. He hurled 1.2 scoreless innings in his last appearance on August 5 vs. Colorado Springs. De Leon began the season at Corpus Christi, where he made 29 appearances (3 starts, 4.27 ERA, 6 SV). A former infielder, De Leon converted to pitcher in 2010. _
