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Texas Rangers and Houston Astros meet in game 2 of series

The Texas Rangers host the Houston Astros, leading the series 1-0

23 HOURS AGO • Associated Press

Langford and Burger homer in a four-run eighth as the Rangers beat the Astros 7-3

Wyatt Langford and Jake Burger homered in a four-run eighth inning as the Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 7-3 on Friday night

1 DAY AGO • Associated Press

Receiving Tuesday off Diaz is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Nationals, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Impact Diaz will take a seat Tuesday after starting five of the previous six games and going 4-for-18 with two homers and five RBI during that span. Christian Vazquez is starting behind the plate and batting ninth for Houston.

4 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Swats fifth homer Diaz went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored in Monday's 12-11 loss to the Nationals.

Impact Diaz did damage on a Miles Mikolas sinker, lacing a two-run homer to left field in the third inning. It marked Diaz's second straight game with a homer after he went deep Saturday before resting in Sunday's series finale against the Rays. On the year, the catcher is hitting .242/.267/.386 with five homers, 21 RBI and 15 runs scored across 40 games.

5 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

James Wood's grand slam helps power the Nationals to a 12-11 win over the Astros

James Wood hit a grand slam in the fifth inning and the Washington Nationals overcame a five-run deficit and held off the Houston Astros 12-11 in the opener of a three-game series

5 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Receiving breather Sunday Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.

Impact He'll rest up for the series finale after logging starts behind the plate in each of the Astros' previous four games. Christian Vazquez will serve as Houston's catcher Sunday.

6 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Alvarez hits 2-run homer in 9th to cap big night with Astros' 10-8 victory over Rays

Yordan Alvarez hit a two-run homer off Casey Legumina with no outs in the ninth inning to cap a big night and give the Houston Astros a 10-8 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Satu...

JULY 5 • Associated Press

Alvarez's grand slam highlights 6-run inning as the Astros beat the Twins 6-4

Yordan Alvarez’s grand slam highlighted a six-run fourth inning and the Houston Astros beat the Minnesota Twins 6-4

JULY 1 • Associated Press

Resting up Monday Diaz is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Twins.

Impact Diaz will get a breather for the series opener after he started in each of the Astros' last three games. Christian Vazquez will handle catching duties Monday.

JUNE 30 • ROTOWIRE

Taking seat Thursday Diaz is not in the lineup for Thursday's game in Detroit.

Impact Diaz started all three games at catcher in Toronto earlier this week, so he's earned a breather during Thursday's series opener. Christian Vazquez will be behind the dish and will bat ninth for the Astros.

JUNE 25 • ROTOWIRE

Homers in win Diaz went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 9-7 win over the Blue Jays.

Impact Diaz extended Houston's lead to 2-0 in the four inning with his 391-foot blast off Shane Bieber, his third homer of the year and first in five games following his returning from an oblique strain that had sidelined the catcher since early May. Overall, Diaz is slashing .246/.272/.373 with 16 RBI and nine runs scored through his first 125 plate appearances this season.

JUNE 24 • ROTOWIRE

Joey Loperfido hits tiebreaking 3-run HR in 11th inning as Astros beat Blue Jays 9-7

Joey Loperfido hit a tiebreaking home run in the 11th inning and the Houston Astros beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-7

JUNE 23 • Associated Press

Back-to-back-to-back! Homer-happy Astros power up to spoil Bieber's return TORONTO -- The Astros entered Tuesday’s game against Blue Jays starter Shane Bieber with a simple approach: Come up to the plate ready to hi...

JUNE 23 • MLB.COM

Kazuma Okamoto homers and Blue Jays' bullpen shuts the door in 4-2 victory over Astros

Pinch-hitter Myles Straw drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning with one of Toronto’s three sacrifice flies, and Kazuma Okamoto homered to help the Blue Jays beat the Hous...

JUNE 23 • Associated Press

Getting Sunday off Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Guardians, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

Impact Diaz started the first two games of the series but will hit the bench for the finale after going 2-for-7 with a double, an RBI and three strikeouts. Christian Vazquez will step in behind the plate and bat ninth Sunday.

JUNE 21 • ROTOWIRE

Exiting starting nine Diaz is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Tigers.

Impact Diaz started Tuesday's contest in his return from the injured list, but he will take a seat during Wednesday's matinee. It will be Christian Vazquez doing the catching in Thursday's rubber match.

JUNE 17 • ROTOWIRE

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JUNE 17 • AWAYBACKGONE.COM

Raynel Delgado drives in 2 in the eighth as the Astros beat the Tigers 4-2

Raynel Delgado drove in two runs in the eighth inning in his second major league game to help lift the Houston Astros to a 4-2 win over the Detroit Tigers

JUNE 17 • Associated Press

Why Astros Need Yainer Diaz To Return To Fringe All-Star Form The Houston Astros' catcher position has been, for the most part, a black hole offensively this season. Firstly, from Yainer Diaz underperfo...

JUNE 17 • SI.COM

Astros reinstate Yainer Diaz, Hunter Brown from injured list and both contribute in win over Tigers

The Houston Astros reinstated catcher Yainer Diaz and right-hander Hunter Brown from the injured list and both contributed in a 4-2 win over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night

JUNE 17 • Associated Press

Reinstated from injured list The Astros activated Diaz (oblique) from the 10-day injured list Tuesday, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

Impact Diaz has been sidelined since early May while dealing with a left oblique strain, but he's been cleared to return to the active roster after playing three rehab games with Triple-A Sugar Land. The 27-year-old slashed just .235/.255/.347 with two home runs across 106 plate appearances before getting hurt. Diaz should operate as the Astros' primary catcher moving forward, but Christian Vazquez will also be in the mix.

JUNE 16 • ROTOWIRE

On track for activation Tuesday Diaz (oblique) is expected to be reinstated from the 10-day injured list prior to Tuesday's game against the Tigers, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Impact Diaz wasn't able to play a full nine-inning rehab game behind the plate Sunday as planned after Triple-A Sugar Land had its series finale rained out, but after returning to Houston, he was able to get in some live at-bats Monday at Daikin Park. Assuming his oblique isn't presenting any issues for him coming out of that workout, Diaz should step back in behind the plate Tuesday to catch for starting pitcher Hunter Brown (shoulder), who is also on track to be reinstated from the IL. Before the left oblique strain sent him to the shelf May 5, Diaz had gotten off to a slow start to the season, slashing just .235/.255/.347 with two home runs, 14 RBI and seven runs across 106 plate appearances.

JUNE 15 • ROTOWIRE

Could return early next week Diaz (oblique) could rejoin the Astros during the team's series versus Detroit that begins Monday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Impact Diaz has been sidelined since early May due to a left oblique strain. He began a minor-league rehab assignment June 9 and has gone 2-for-11 with a walk through three games with Triple-A Sugar Land. Diaz figures to reclaim his role as Houston's No. 1 catcher upon his return.

JUNE 13 • ROTOWIRE

Beginning rehab assignment Diaz (oblique) is starting a minor-league rehab assignment Tuesday, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

Impact The 27-year-old has been on the injured list since early May due to an oblique strain, but he's been cleared for game action after ramping up his baseball activities. Diaz had a poor start to the season offensively with a .602 OPS through 26 games, and Christian Vazquez's superior work behind the plate could mean that the Astros deploy a more even split of playing time at catcher, per Rome.

JUNE 9 • ROTOWIRE

Could start rehab assignment soon Diaz (oblique) has been hitting, throwing and catching bullpen sessions during workouts this week and is close to heading out on a rehab assignment, MLB.com reports.

Impact The Astros haven't offered up an official timeline for Diaz's return from the left oblique strain that sent him to the injured list May 5, but if he's cleared to join a minor-league affiliate within the next few days, he could have a realistic shot at rejoining the big club by the middle of June. Since Diaz was deactivated, Christian Vazquez has taken over as the Astros' No. 1 catcher, with Cesar Salazar serving as Vazquez's backup.

JUNE 4 • ROTOWIRE

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