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Wesneski wins 1st start in nearly 15 months as Astros climb back to .500 ANAHEIM -- The long climb back to .500 is over for the Astros, and now the real fun begins. Houston got home runs from Yainer Diaz and Jerem...

JULY 30 • MLB.COM

Astros beat Angels 7-4 for a 3-game sweep

Cam Smith gave Houston the lead a with two-run double in the sixth inning, Yainer Diaz and Jeremy Peña hit solo homers and the Astros beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-4 on Wednesday n...

JULY 30 • Associated Press

Idle again Tuesday Diaz is not in the lineup Tuesday versus the Angels.

Impact Diaz is absent from the lineup for the second straight game after sitting in Monday's 6-4 win over the Angels. Christian Vazquez has catching duties again and is batting ninth Tuesday.

JULY 28 • ROTOWIRE

Idle Monday Diaz is not in the Astros' starting lineup against the Angels on Monday.

Impact Diaz will grab a seat for Monday's series opener while Christian Vasquez starts behind home plate and bats ninth while forming a battery with right-hander Tatsuya Imai. Diaz has gone 3-for-24 with two runs and five strikeouts over six games since the All-Star break.

JULY 27 • ROTOWIRE

Astros bring win streak into game against the White Sox

The Houston Astros are looking to prolong a four-game win streak with a victory against the Chicago White Sox

JULY 25 • Associated Press

Taking seat Tuesday Diaz is not in the lineup for Tuesday's contest against the Marlins.

Impact Diaz started at catcher the last three games but will begin Tuesday's festivities on the bench. Christian Vazquez will take over behind the plate for Houston.

JULY 21 • ROTOWIRE

Getting Sunday off Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Impact Diaz started the previous three games and will sit for the first-half finale after going 3-for-11 with two doubles, a homer, two RIB and two runs during that stretch. Christian Vazquez will take over and bat ninth against Texas lefty MacKenzie Gore.

JULY 12 • ROTOWIRE

Texas Rangers and Houston Astros meet in game 2 of series

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

JULY 11 • 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

JULY 11 • 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.

JULY 7 • 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.

JULY 7 • 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

JULY 7 • 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.

JULY 5 • 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

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