Chad Qualls (hip) is available to pitch Monday if needed, Howard Chen of CSN Houston reports.

Qualls (hip) is available to pitch Monday if needed, Howard Chen of CSN Houston reports.

Analysis:

Because of the injury, Qualls has not appeared in a game since September 6. Josh Fields has been filling in as the team's closer in Qualls' absence, leaving the veteran's role as an uncertainty for the final two weeks of the season.