Junis (9-14) allowed five earned runs on seven hits with two strikeouts and two walks across just 2.2 innings of work as he took the loss to the Astros on Sunday.
Junis has had a rough stretch over his last five starts, allowing at least four earned runs all of them. He was at least able to go somewhat deep in the other outings, but Sunday night he got yanked early as the Astros were hitting the ball all over the park. After the game, manager Ned Yost said he will decide sometime this week if Sunday's start was Junis' last of the year, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com reports. Yost said in Flanagan's tweet that "innings might be piling up" for Junis, which could explain his recent struggles. If Junis does make his next start, he will have another tough test against the high-powered offense of the Twins on Friday.