YAINER DIAZ #21 - CATCHER - HOUSTON ASTROS
20  HR  •
70  RBI  •
.256  AVG 
#21 - CATCHER - HOUSTON ASTROS
20 HR
70 RBI
.256 AVG
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Walker's clutch hit in the ninth lifts Astros over Diamondbacks for sweep

Christian Walker singled home the go-ahead run in the ninth inning and the Houston Astros beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 to complete a three-game sweep
JULY 23, 2025 • Associated Press

Houston Astros and Arizona Diamondbacks play in game 2 of series

The Houston Astros lead 1-0 in a three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks
JULY 22, 2025 • Associated Press
Exiting starting nine Diaz is not in the lineup for Monday's game in Arizona.
Impact Diaz will get a breather for Monday's series opener after he started the last three contests. Victor Caratini is catching and batting third for the Astros.
JULY 21, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Astros bring 3-game losing streak into matchup with the Mariners

The Houston Astros come into the matchup against the Seattle Mariners as losers of three straight games
JULY 20, 2025 • Associated Press
Receiving Sunday off Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
Impact Diaz will sit for the first-half finale after a run of eight straight starts, during which he went 8-for-30 (.267 average) with two doubles, three homers and a stolen base. Victor Caratini will do the catching Sunday while Isaac Paredes serves as the designated hitter.
JULY 13, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Receiving Sunday off Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
Impact Diaz will sit after a run of eight straight starts, during which he went 8-for-30 (.267) with two doubles, three homers and a stolen base. Victor Caratini will do the catching Sunday while Isaac Paredes serves as the designated hitter.
JULY 13, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Smacks homer in win Diaz went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 5-4 extra-innings win over the Rangers.
Impact Diaz has hit .275 (11-for-40) with three homers, four RBI and a stolen base across 11 games in July. The catcher was limited to just two long balls over his first 25 games of the season, but he's since rebounded in the power department. Overall, he has a .688 OPS, 13 homers, 38 RBI, 34 runs scored, 11 doubles, one triple and one steal across 84 contests in 2025.
JULY 13, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Smacks homer in win Diaz went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 5-4 extra-innings win over the Rangers.
Impact Diaz has hit .275 (11-for-40) with three homers, four RBI and a stolen base across 11 games in July. The catcher was limited to just two long balls over his first 25 games of the season, but he's since rebounded in the power department. Overall, he has a .688 OPS, 13 homers, 38 RBI, 34 runs scored, 11 doubles, one triple and one steal across 84 contests in 2025.
JULY 13, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Zack Short hits an RBI single in 11th inning to lift Astros over Rangers 5-4

Zack Short hit a walk-off RBI single in the 11th inning after Christian Walker tied it with a sacrifice fly and the Houston Astros beat the Texas Rangers 5-4
JULY 13, 2025 • Associated Press

Last Night in Baseball: The Astros Swept the Dodgers

The Astros sweep the Dodgers in Los Angeles, the Pirates turn good history into bad, the Guardians blew it in the ninth and more from the we...
JULY 7, 2025 • FOX SPORTS
Last Night in Baseball: The Astros Swept the Dodgers
Astros sweep Dodgers at Dodger Stadium for first time since 2008 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Christian Walker, Yainer Diaz and Jose Altuve each homered, Ryan Gusto threw six strong innings, and the Houston Astros b...
JULY 7, 2025 • THESTAR.COM

Christian Walker, Yainer Diaz and Jose Altuve homer in Astros' 5-1 win to complete sweep of Dodgers

Christian Walker, Yainer Diaz and Jose Altuve each homered, Ryan Gusto threw six strong innings, and the Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 to complete their first thr...
JULY 6, 2025 • Associated Press
Pops 11th homer Diaz went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Saturday against the Dodgers.
Impact Diaz led off the fourth inning with a home run, his 11th long ball of the season and fourth in his last 22 starts. After a slow start to the year, he has a .286/.309/.462 line in the last month.
JULY 6, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Astros use 4-run third inning to race past Dodgers Yainer Diaz hit a home run and Framber Valdez recovered from a wobbly start as the visiting Houston Astros followed a blowout victory Friday...
JULY 6, 2025 • KANSASCITY.COM

Diaz homers and Hader closes it out as Astros beat Ohtani and the Dodgers 6-4

Yainer Diaz homered, Josh Hader got the last four outs for his major league-leading 25th save, and the Houston Astros spoiled Shohei Ohtani’s 31st birthday, beating the Los Angeles...
JULY 6, 2025 • Associated Press
Astros' Yainer Diaz belts HR to extend lead vs. Dodgers

Astros' Yainer Diaz belts HR to extend lead vs. Dodgers
JULY 6, 2025 • FOX SPORTS
Getting afternoon off Diaz is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rockies, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
Impact Diaz will receive a breather for the series finale in Colorado after he had started in each of the Astros' last six games, with five of those starts coming behind the dish. Victor Caratini will handle catching duties Thursday for the Astros.
JULY 3, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Homers in three-hit effort Diaz went 3-for-4 with a three-run home run in Friday's 7-4 win over the Cubs.
Impact Diaz has had some struggles at the plate recently, going just 3-for-20 with one RBI and six strikeouts over his last five games. He's started just three of the last five games while batting seventh or eighth in those games after spending much of the first three weeks of June hitting between second and sixth in the order. Houston hasn't settled on one particular cleanup hitter for much of the season, and much of the lineup is in flux against right-handed pitchers. Diaz has had some struggles this year -- he's slashing .245/.276/.396 with 10 homers, 34 RBI and 30 runs scored over 71 contests.
JUNE 28, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Homers in three-hit effort Diaz went 3-for-4 with a three-run home run in Friday's 7-4 win over the Cubs.
Impact Diaz has had some struggles at the plate recently, going just 3-for-20 with one RBI and six strikeouts over his last five games. He's started just three of the last five games while batting seventh or eighth in those games after spending much of the first three weeks of June hitting between second and sixth in the order. Houston hasn't settled on one particular cleanup hitter for much of the season, and much of the lineup is in flux against right-handed pitchers. Diaz has had some struggles this year -- he's slashing .245/.276/.396 with 10 homers, 34 RBI and 30 runs scored over 71 contests.
JUNE 28, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Smith and Diaz hit 3-run homers as Astros beat Cubs 7-4, extend win streak to 5 games

Cam Smith hit a three-run homer in his first game against the Cubs since being traded to Houston and Brandon Walter threw six solid innings in his first MLB victory as the Astros b...
JUNE 28, 2025 • Associated Press
Out of Wednesday's lineup Diaz is not in the lineup for Wednesday's tilt versus the Phillies.
Impact Diaz just had a day off Sunday, but he will get another breather Wednesday in the second game of the series against the Phillies. Victor Caratini is catching and batting cleanup for the Astros.
JUNE 25, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Hummel's solo homer in 8th gives Astros win over Phillies

Cooper Hummel hit a solo home run in the eighth inning and Framber Valdez and two relievers combined for a four-hitter to give the Houston Astros a 1-0 win over the Philadelphia Ph...
JUNE 25, 2025 • Associated Press
Heading to bench Sunday Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.
Impact Diaz will get a rest day after he went 4-for-24 with no extra-base hits while starting the previous five contests. Victor Caratini will start at catcher and will bat sixth.
JUNE 22, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Heading to bench Sunday Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.
Impact It's just a rest day for Diaz, who went 4-for-24 with no extra-base hits while starting the previous five contests. Victor Caratini will do the catching for righty Ryan Gusto while batting sixth.
JUNE 22, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Getting breather Monday Diaz is not in the Astros' starting lineup against the Athletics on Monday.
Impact Diaz will get a breather after starting in Houston's last eight games, during which he went 11-for-32 (.344) with three doubles, two home runs and six RBI. Victor Caratini will serve behind home plate and bat seventh.
JUNE 16, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
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