AUGUST 29 • DEADSPIN.COM
CHRISTIAN WALKER #8 - FIRST BASEMAN - HOUSTON ASTROS
27 HR •
88 RBI •
.238Â AVGÂ
27 HR
88 RBI
.238 AVG
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First multi-homer game this season Walker went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs in Thursday's 4-3 win over Colorado.
Impact Walker delivered his first multi-homer game of the season, and he continues to provide healthy production since the start of July. Over his last 200 plate appearances, the slugging first baseman is slashing .279/.345/.514 with 11 long balls, nine doubles and 37 RBI. Walker also has at least one hit in six of his last seven outings.
AUGUST 29 • ROTOWIRE
Christian Walker blasts two homers, including game-winner in win over Rockies Christian Walker's second home run of the game broke a tie in the eighth inning and gave the host Houston Astros a 4-3 win over the Colorado...
AUGUST 28 • THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM
Christian Walker homers twice to lead Astros over Rockies 4-3
Christian Walker homered twice, capped by a tiebreaking solo shot in the eighth inning to lift the Houston Astros to a 4-3 win over the Colorado RockiesAUGUST 28 • Associated Press
Comes up clutch Saturday Walker went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored in Saturday's 9-8 win over the Orioles.
Impact Walker singled and scored in the first inning before breaking a 7-7 tie with a two-run blast in the seventh. The first baseman has now homered in three straight games and has tallied 11 extra-base hits and 17 RBI through 20 August contests. For the year, he's slashing .237/.303/.407 with 19 long balls, 72 RBI, 57 runs scored and a stolen base across 519 plate appearances.
AUGUST 24 • ROTOWIRE
Comes up clutch Saturday Walker went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored in Saturday's 9-8 win over the Orioles.
Impact Walker singled and scored in the first inning before breaking a 7-7 tie with a two-run blast in the seventh. The first baseman has now homered in three straight games and has tallied 11 extra-base hits and 17 RBI through 20 August contests. For the year, he's slashing .237/.303/.407 with 19 long balls, 72 RBI, 57 runs scored and a stolen base across 519 plate appearances.
AUGUST 24 • ROTOWIRE
Walker homers for 3rd straight game, leading Astros to a 9-8 win over Orioles
Christian Walker homered for a third-straight game and the Houston Astros went deep four times in a 9-8 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday nightAUGUST 24 • Associated Press
Pair of three-run jacks help Astros hold off Orioles Both Jeremy Pena and Christian Walker drilled three-run homers and the Houston Astros held on to defeat the host Baltimore Orioles 10-7 on F...
AUGUST 23 • THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM
Astros outslug Orioles 10-7 as Jeremy Peña and Christian Walker each hit a 3-run homer
Jeremy Peña and Christian Walker each hit a three-run homer, and the Houston Astros outslugged the Baltimore Orioles 10-7AUGUST 23 • Associated Press
Homers early in win Walker went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run, a double and a second run scored in Thursday's 7-2 win over the Orioles.
Impact Walker had gone 11 games without a homer, batting a paltry .179 (7-for-39) with three doubles and four RBI in that span. He made his impact early, giving Houston a 2-0 lead in the first inning. Walker is up to 17 long balls this season while adding 67 RBI, 54 runs scored, one stolen base, 21 doubles and a .235/.302/.396 slash line over 121 contests. He is likely to finish with his lowest homer total since 2021, though he still has enough time to reach 20 on the year.
AUGUST 22 • ROTOWIRE
Walker and Diaz hit HRs, Sánchez goes 5 for 5 as Astros beat Orioles 7-2 to end 4-game skid
Christian Walker and Yainer Diaz homered, Jesús Sánchez ended a lengthy slump with five hits and the Houston Astros beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-2 to snap a four-game losing streakAUGUST 22 • Associated Press
Dillon Dingler triples and doubles as Tigers sweep Astros with 7-2 win
Dillon Dingler tripled in a six-run first inning and the Detroit Tigers finished a sweep of the Houston Astros with a 7-2 winAUGUST 20 • Associated Press
Gleyber Torres draws game-ending walk as Detroit Tigers beat Houston Astros 1-0 in 10 innings
Gleyber Torres drew a 10th-inning walk to send home Wenceel Pérez and give the Detroit Tigers a 1-0 win over Houston, the Astros third consecutive shutout lossAUGUST 20 • Associated Press
Taking seat Sunday Walker is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
Impact It's a rare off day for Walker, who started the previous 30 games after spending a few days on the paternity list in early July. The first baseman is batting just .216 (11-for-51) in August but has four doubles, three homers and a 9:14 BB:K.
AUGUST 17 • ROTOWIRE
Taking seat Sunday Walker is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
Impact It's a rare off day for Walker, who started the previous 30 games after spending a few days on the paternity list in early July. The first baseman is batting just .216 (11-for-51) in August but has four doubles, three homers and a 9:14 BB:K.
AUGUST 17 • ROTOWIRE
Reaches base four times Walker went 3-for-4 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored Sunday against the Yankees.
Impact Walker played a key role in a few of Houston's rallies Sunday, beginning with an RBI double in the third inning. The performance marked his fourth mult-hit game in his last 11 starts, during which he's gone 11-for-42 with three homers, 10 RBI and 10 runs scored.
AUGUST 11 • ROTOWIRE
Alexander allows 1 hit in 6 innings, Altuve hits 250th career homer as Astros beat Yankees 7-1
Jason Alexander pitched one-hit ball through six innings, Jose Altuve hit his 250th career homer and the AL West-leading Houston Astros beat the Yankees 7-1 after New York manager...AUGUST 10 • Associated Press
Valdez loses his bat-missing stuff in second straight rough start NEW YORK -- For the second time in as many days, the Astros seemed to be on the verge of a stirring late-game comeback in the Bronx. Houston...
AUGUST 9 • MLB.COM
Grisham hits go-ahead homer as Yankees beat Astros 5-4 after blowing late lead
Trent Grisham hit a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning and the New York Yankees beat the Houston Astros 5-4 on Saturday after blowing a two-run leadAUGUST 9 • Associated Press
Stays hot with two-run blast Walker went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, a walk and an additional run scored in Wednesday's 6-4 loss to Miami.
Impact The 34-year-old first baseman swatted his 16th long ball of the year, and he continues to dig his way out of an early-season slump that saw him post a .635 OPS for the season through June 29. Over 124 plate appearances (28 games) since the beginning of July, Walker is slashing .306/.363/.514 with six big flies, five doubles and 24 RBI.
AUGUST 7 • ROTOWIRE
Edwards gets 4 hits, Pauley and Hernández hit solo HRs, Marlins beat Astros 6-4
Xavier Edwards went 4 for 5 with a double, Graham Pauley and Heriberto Hernández each hit a solo homer and the Miami Marlins beat Houston 6-4 to snap a seven-game losing streak aga...AUGUST 7 • Associated Press
Best MLB player props today (Aug. 5): Picks for Christian Walker, Blake Perkins We’re getting our week started with a pair of props from the Central time zones. For our first play, we’re taking a look at Christian Walker...
AUGUST 5 • FANSIDED.COM
Astros offered Christian Walker in Carlos Correa trade talks with Twins | Sporting News The Houston Astros offered Christian Walker in Carlos Correa trade talks with the Minnesota Twins.
AUGUST 3 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM
Goes deep again Saturday Walker went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and two walks Saturday in a loss to the Red Sox.
Impact Walker gave Houston an early lead with a 433-foot, two-run blast in the first inning, but the Astros scored just once more in the contest. It was the veteran first baseman's second straight game with a long ball and his third home run of the second half. Walker has been hitting well since the All-Star break, batting .309 (17-for-55) with 11 RBI, eight runs and a stolen base through 15 games.
AUGUST 3 • ROTOWIRE
Romy Gonzalez hits a first-inning homer and Red Sox go on to beat Astros 7-3
Romy Gonzalez homered over the Green Monster on the first pitch faced by a Boston batter, Trevor Story added a two-run shot, and the Red Sox beat the Houston Astros 7-3AUGUST 2 • Associated Press
