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Astros Have Decision to Make In Bringing Back Christian Vazquez The Astros have a decision to make on free agent Christian Vazquez.

OCTOBER 6 • SI.COM

Goes yard in win Vazquez went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and a walk in Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Angels.

Impact Vazquez has homered in his last two games and now has seven long balls on the year. His blast in the third inning opened the scoring Wednesday. The veteran catcher is hitting .219 with a .628 OPS, 25 RBI, 21 runs scored, one stolen base and seven doubles over 233 plate appearances. Vazquez has seen a slight uptick in playing time lately while Yainer Diaz is stuck in a 3-for-23 slump.

AUGUST 20 • ROTOWIRE

Pecko fans 4 in MLB debut, Vázquez hits 7th homer as the Astros beat the Angels 3-2

Ethan Pecko struck out four in his major-league debut, five Houston relievers pitched shutout ball for five-plus innings and Christian Vázquez homered as the Astros beat the Los An...

AUGUST 20 • Associated Press

Poaching playing time from Diaz Vazquez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners.

Impact Though he'll hit the bench for the series finale, Vazquez may have temporarily pushed his way into a timeshare at catcher with the slumping Yainer Diaz. Since closing July with a pair of four-hit games, Diaz has produced a lowly .179/.233/.179 slash line through 12 contests in August. Vazquez drew starts over Diaz in each of the previous three games, going 2-for-6 with a solo home run, a walk and an additional run scored.

AUGUST 16 • ROTOWIRE

Cole Young powers the Mariners past the Astros 10-5 with a homer and 4 RBIs

Cole Young homered with three hits and tied a career high with four RBIs to lead the Seattle Mariners to a 10-5 win over the Houston Astros

AUGUST 16 • Associated Press

Walker's 10th-inning 3-run blast lifts the Astros past the Mariners 10-7

Christian Walker’s three-run home run with two outs in the 10th inning lifted the Houston Astros to a 10-7 win over the Seattle Mariners

AUGUST 15 • Associated Press

Peña and Paredes homer, Imai fans eight as Astros get by Marlins 5-3

Jeremy Peña and Isaac Paredes hit home runs, Tatsuya Imai struck out eight in six innings, and the Houston Astros beat the Miami Marlins 5-3

JULY 22 • Associated Press

Deadspin | Nick Allen, Christian Vazquez anchor Astros' defeat of Nationals Deadspin | Nick Allen, Christian Vazquez anchor Astros' defeat of Nationals

JULY 8 • DEADSPIN.COM

Back in No. 2 role Vazquez is out of the lineup for Monday's game in Toronto.

Impact After serving as the Astros' primary option behind the plate for about six weeks, Vazquez has moved down to the No. 2 spot on the depth chart following Yainer Diaz's return from the injured list last Tuesday. In the Astros' ensuing six games, Diaz has made four starts to Vazquez's two.

JUNE 22 • ROTOWIRE

Jeremy Peña homers, Lambert allows 2 hits and Astros beat Tigers 4-2

Jeremy Peña homered and had an RBI single, Peter Lambert allowed just one run on two hits and the Houston Astros beat the Detroit Tigers 4-2

JUNE 17 • Associated Press

Colt Keith has 3 home runs and 6 RBIs as the Tigers blow past the Astros 9-3

Colt Keith had three home runs and six RBIs as the Detroit Tigers beat the Houston Astros 9-3

JUNE 16 • Associated Press

Handed day off Vazquez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.

Impact Vazquez will get a breather for the series finale after he had started behind the plate in each of Houston's previous four games. Rookie Collin Price will handle catching duties Sunday.

JUNE 14 • ROTOWIRE

Astros rally past Royals 8-7 after Altuve ties it and a ninth-inning miscue

Jose Altuve hit a tying home run in the eighth inning, Joey Loperfido scored the go-ahead run when the Royals botched a potential inning-ending double play in the ninth, and the Ho...

JUNE 14 • Associated Press

Exiting starting lineup Vazquez is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Angels.

Impact After starting at catcher each of the last three days, Vazquez will get a break for Monday's series opener versus the Halos. Collin Price will be behind the dish and bat ninth for the Astros

JUNE 8 • ROTOWIRE

Judge's injury gives the Yankees an unwelcome challenge, while Skubal's return could boost Tigers

The reigning MVP and Cy Young Award winners in the American League are both on the injured list

JUNE 8 • Associated Press

Idle Tuesday Vazquez isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rangers, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Impact Vazquez will take a seat Tuesday after going 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored during Monday's series opener. Cesar Salazar will fill in behind the plate and bat ninth.

MAY 26 • ROTOWIRE

Houston Astros No-Hit Texas Rangers: Historic Feat By The Numbers

The Houston Astros threw a combined no-hitter against the Texas Rangers. Here's the feat by the numbers.

MAY 26 • FOX SPORTS

Houston Astros No-Hit Texas Rangers: Historic Feat By The Numbers

Sitting Saturday Vazquez isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Cubs.

Impact Vazquez will get a day off Saturday after going 2-for-4 with a homer and an additional RBI during Friday's win. Cesar Salazar will replace him behind the dish and bat ninth.

MAY 23 • ROTOWIRE

Astros extend Cubs' skid to 6 with 4-2 victory

Christian Vazquez homered, Spencer Arrighetti threw five scoreless innings and the Houston Astros topped the scuffling Chicago Cubs 4-2

MAY 22 • Associated Press

Joe Ryan pitches the Twins past the Astros 4-1 with a 12-strikeout masterpiece over 6 innings

Joe Ryan matched his career high with 12 strikeouts over six innings, Ryan Kreidler hit a three-run home run against his former team and the Minnesota Twins beat the Houston Astros...

MAY 20 • Associated Press

Arrighetti brings no-hitter into the eighth inning as Astros shut out Rangers 2-0

Spencer Arrighetti took a no-hitter into the eighth inning, Isaac Paredes homered and the Houston Astros beat the Texas Rangers 2-0

MAY 16 • Associated Press

Heading to bench Sunday Vazquez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.

Impact Cesar Salazar will handle catching duties in the series finale while Vazquez rests. Vazquez is expected to see the bulk of the playing time behind the plate while Yainer Diaz (oblique) remains on the shelf, but the former will typically bat near the bottom of the Houston lineup and likely won't carry much fantasy intrigue outside of deeper two-catcher mixed leagues or AL-only leagues.

MAY 10 • ROTOWIRE

Astros beat the Reds 10-0, extending Cincinnati's losing streak to 8

Zach Dezenzo and Yordan Alvarez hit two-run homers, Mike Burrows allowed three hits in seven innings, and the Houston Astros beat Cincinnati 10-0, extending the Reds losing streak...

MAY 9 • Associated Press

Absent from lineup Vazquez is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Dodgers.

Impact Vazquez is at the top of the Astros' catcher depth chart following the injury to Yainer Diaz (oblique), but he'll get some rest during Wednesday's matinee. Cesar Salazar is doing the catching and batting ninth in what will be his season debut with the big club.

MAY 6 • ROTOWIRE

Astros lose catcher Yainer Diaz 'for a while' because of a left oblique strain

Houston catcher Yainer Diaz has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a left oblique strain

MAY 5 • Associated Press

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