Astros visit the Guardians to begin 3-game series
The Cleveland Guardians host the Houston Astros to open a three-game seriesJUNE 6 • Associated Press
ZACH DEZENZO #9 - LEFT FIELDER - HOUSTON ASTROS
2 HR •
10 RBI •
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2 HR
10 RBI
.245 AVG
Pirates and Astros meet, winner secures 3-game series
Both the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Houston Astros are looking for a series win with a victory on ThursdayJUNE 5 • Associated Press
Houston Astros and Pittsburgh Pirates play in game 2 of series
The Houston Astros play the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 1-0 series leadJUNE 4 • Associated Press
Capsule strain in hand Dezenzo has been diagnosed with a capsule strain in his left hand and will be re-imaged in two weeks, Ari Alexander of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
Impact Dezenzo suffered the injury during Saturday's game against the Rays and was placed on the 10-day injured list Sunday. More should be known about a timetable for his return when he's re-imaged, but he's probably looking at a late-June return in a best-case scenario.
JUNE 3 • ROTOWIRE
Pirates host the Astros in first of 3-game series
The Pittsburgh Pirates open a three-game series at home against the Houston Astros on TuesdayJUNE 3 • Associated Press
Deadspin | Astros place rookie OF Zach Dezenzo (hand) on 10-day IL Deadspin | Astros place rookie OF Zach Dezenzo (hand) on 10-day IL
JUNE 2 • DEADSPIN.COM
Lands on injured list The Astros placed Dezenzo on the 10-day injured list Sunday due to left hand inflammation, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Impact The 25-year-old departed Saturday's contest due to the injury and will be sidelined for at least the next 10 days. One of the Astros' top prospects, Jacob Melton, was called up in a corresponding move Sunday to bolster Houston's outfield depth.
JUNE 1 • ROTOWIRE
Rays play the Astros after Caminero's 4-hit game
The Tampa Bay Rays play the Houston Astros after Junior Caminero had four hits on Saturday in a 16-3 win over the AstrosJUNE 1 • Associated Press
Exits game due to hand injury Dezenzo was removed in the sixth inning of Saturday's game against the Rays due to left hand discomfort, Ari Alexander of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
Impact It's unclear when Dezenzo suffered the injury, but he was replaced by Mauricio Dubon in left field at the top of the sixth frame. Dezenzo went 1-for-2 with a run scored prior to his exit.
MAY 31 • ROTOWIRE
Yainer Diaz's walkoff home run backs Framber Valez's three-hitter as Astros beat Rays 2-1
Yainer Diaz homered with two outs in the ninth inning and Framber Valdez pitched a three-hitter to lead the Houston Astros to a 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay RaysMAY 31 • Associated Press
Homers in rare start Dezenzo went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and two runs scored Wednesday against the Athletics.
Impact The Astros have settled on a primary outfield of Jose Altuve, Jake Meyers and Cam Smith, leaving Dezenzo without regular playing time. He drew only his second start in the last week (seven games), even in the absence of Yordan Alvarez (hand). Dezenzo took advantage of his rare start, tallying his second home run of the season and first multi-hit performance since May 4.
MAY 29 • ROTOWIRE
Astros rally in 7th inning to defeat Athletics 5-3
Zach Dezenzo homered and Victor Caratini drove in two runs in the seventh to help the Houston Astros rally for a 5-3 victory over the AthleticsMAY 28 • Associated Press
Absent from Astros' lineup Dezenzo is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest in Tampa Bay.
Impact Dezenzo's playing time has dipped lately, as he has now started every other game across the last five contests. Mauricio Dubon will cover left field and hit ninth for the Astros on Wednesday.
MAY 21 • ROTOWIRE
Absent from lineup Dezenzo is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest at Tampa Bay.
Impact Dezenzo's playing time has dipped lately, as he has now started every other game across the last five contests. Mauricio Dubon will cover left field and hit ninth for the Astros on Wednesday.
MAY 21 • ROTOWIRE
Taking seat Monday Dezenzo is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Rays.
Impact Dezenzo will hit the bench for the second time in three games while he's fallen into a bit of a rough patch at the plate. Over his last 10 contests, Dezenzo has slashed .188/.333/.281 with a 35.9 percent strikeout rate. Chas McCormick will cover left field Monday in Dezenzo's stead.
MAY 19 • ROTOWIRE
Rangers rookie Jack Leiter loses no-hit bid in 7th on homer from Astros' Yainer Diaz
Texas Rangers right-hander Jack Leiter has lost his no-hit bid with two outs in the seventh inning on a solo homer from Houston's Yainer DiazMAY 18 • Associated Press
Jeremy Peña's RBI single in 8th inning lifts the Astros to a 4-3 win over Royals
Jeremy Peña had a season-high four hits, capped by a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth inning, to give the Houston Astros a 4-3 win over Kansas City RoyalsMAY 15 • Associated Press
Witt and India each drive in 2 runs as the Royals beat the Astros 7-5
Bobby Witt Jr. and Jonathan India each drove in two runs to help Michael Wacha and the Kansas City Royals beat the Houston Astros 7-5MAY 13 • Associated Press
Hunter Brown strikes out 9 as the Astros beat the slumping Reds 3-0
Hunter Brown pitched two-hit ball into the sixth inning, and the Houston Astros beat the slumping Cincinnati Reds 3-0MAY 10 • Associated Press
Reaches base three times Dezenzo went 1-for-2 with an RBI, two walks and two runs scored Wednesday against the Brewers.
Impact Dezenzo's playing time was already ticking up, but it's even more secure with Yordan Alvarez (hand) sidelined. He has started four of five games with Alvarez out of the lineup, during which Dezenzo has gone 4-for-12 with two doubles, three walks, four RBI and six runs scored.
MAY 8 • ROTOWIRE
Valdez and Peña help Astros trounce Brewers 9-1 to avoid a sweep
Framber Valdez pitched seven strong innings and Jeremy Peña homered and drove in four runs as the Houston Astros defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 9-1MAY 7 • Associated Press
Yelich homers and Myers takes a step forward in Brewers' 5-1 victory over Astros
Christian Yelich hit a two-run homer, Tobias Myers pitched 5 1/3 strong innings and the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Houston Astros 5-1MAY 6 • Associated Press
White Sox rally to beat Astros 5-4 in game shortened to 7 innings by rain
Luis Robert Jr. tied it with an RBI single with two outs in the sixth inning, stole second base and scored the go-ahead run on Edgar Quero’s single as the Chicago White Sox rallied...MAY 4 • Associated Press
Clubs first homer Dezenzo went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer and an additional run scored in Sunday's rain-shortened 5-4 loss to the White Sox.
Impact Dezenzo started over Cam Smith in right field for the second consecutive day, making the most of it by slugging a 393-foot home run off Bryse Wilson in the fifth inning. Dezenzo has now started four of the last five games in the outfield, batting .308 (4-for-13) over that span and may be overtaking Smith for playing time. Overall, Dezenzo is slashing .283/.327/.413 with 3:15 BB:K across 49 plate appearances.
MAY 4 • ROTOWIRE
Meyers homers twice and drives in a career-high 7 as the Astros beat the White Sox 8-3
Jake Meyers homered twice and set a career high with seven RBIs, helping the Houston Astros beat the Chicago White Sox 8-3MAY 3 • Associated Press
