Impact Diaz missed Friday's game with a sore left ring finger, but the issue was evidently a minor one. He'll return to the lineup to give the slumping Jeremy Pena a rest.
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HOUSTON ASTROS 88-73 · 1ST IN AL WEST
88-73 · 1ST IN AL WEST
Aledmys Díaz - Returns to lineup Diaz (finger) will bat sixth and play shortstop Saturday against the Guardians.
Jeremy Peña - Not starting Saturday Pena will sit Saturday against Cleveland.
Impact Pena sits after starting nine straight games, a stretch in which he struggled to a .356 OPS while going hitless six times. Aledmys Diaz (finger) will get the start at shortstop.
AUGUST 6, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Kyle Tucker - Good to go Tucker (illness) will bat fifth and play right field Saturday against the Guardians.
Impact Tucker was scratched from Thursday's series opener with an illness and remained on the bench Friday, but he's evidently now past the issue. His bat has been a bit cold since the break, as he owns a .173/.232/.288 slash line thus far in the second half, but he may be able to blame a .190 BABIP over that stretch for most of his struggles.
AUGUST 6, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Martín Maldonado - Still getting regular playing time Maldonado went 2-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored Friday against the Guardians.
Impact Despite Houston's acquisition of Christian Vazquez, Maldonado has been in the lineup for three of the last four games. He's been productive in that span, driving in four, scoring three runs and recording a home run and double. Even so, Maldonado is hitting only .184/.245/.360 across 276 plate appearances for the season, and he's likely to lose playing time in the near future.
AUGUST 6, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Jose Altuve - Riding hot streak Altuve went 3-for-5 with a double, a run scored and an RBI on Friday.
Impact Altuve collected his fourth consecutive multi-hit game and his fifth time in his last six contests. He's hit .520 in that longer span, also chipping in five runs scored and a stolen base. For the season, Altuve is hitting .287/.371/.517 across 396 plate appearances.
AUGUST 6, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Chas McCormick - Scores twice McCormick went 1-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored Friday against the Guardians.
Impact The Astros are still settling on their best combination in the outfield and designated hitter after the acquisition of Trey Mancini. McCormick was in the lineup for the second consecutive day Friday, but each of those starts have come with Aledmys Diaz (finger) and Kyle Tucker (illness) unavailable. McCormick has been sporadically productive -- he's maintained a .237/.327/.424 line across 269 plate appearances for the season -- but he is likely to lose considerable playing time once Diaz and Tucker are back.
AUGUST 6, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Trey Mancini - Goes yard twice for new club Mancini went 2-for-5 with two home runs and five RBI in Friday's 9-3 win over the Guardians.
Impact Both blasts came off rookie Hunter Gaddis, with the second being a grand slam -- remarkably, it took Mancini only four games with the Astros to hit a slam after he failed to do so at all in over 700 games as an Oriole. The 30-year-old's first three hits for Houston have all left the yard, pushing his slash line on the year to .268/.345/.425 with 13 homers and 48 RBI through 96 games.
AUGUST 6, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Framber Valdez - Collects win No. 10 Valdez (10-4) picked up the win in Friday's 9-3 victory over the Guardians, giving up three runs on seven hits and three walks over 6.1 innings. He struck out three.
Impact It wasn't a dominant effort by the southpaw, but Valdez still delivered a quality start in an incredible 18th straight trip to the mound -- putting him two QS shy of Mike Scott's franchise record of 20 straight, set in 1986. Valdez will take a 2.87 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 120:48 K:BB through 135 innings into his next outing.
AUGUST 6, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Astros try to keep win streak alive against the Guardians
The Houston Astros will attempt to prolong a three-game win streak with a victory against the Cleveland GuardiansAUGUST 6, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Trey Mancini hits two home runs, including first career grand slam, to lead Astros victory: 'I finally got one' Trey Mancini hit two home runs, including his first career grand slam, and drove in five runs, leading the Houston Astros over the Cleveland...
AUGUST 6, 2022 • BALTIMORESUN.COM
Mancini's Astros tenure off to historic start after 2-HR game CLEVELAND -- Despite having only played two games at Minute Maid Park as an Astro, the team’s newest power hitter has already slugged his wa...
AUGUST 6, 2022 • MLB.COM
Mancini grand slam among 2 HRs as Astros top Guardians 9-3 Trey Mancini hit two home runs, including his first career grand slam, to lead the Houston Astros past the Cleveland Indians 9-3 on Friday n...
AUGUST 6, 2022 • KANSASCITY.COM
Trey Mancini's Two-Homer Night Downs Guardians Cleveland allowed eight unanswered runs, thanks to a pair of historic long balls from the former Oriole.
AUGUST 6, 2022 • KANSASCITY.COM
Dubious debut for Hunter Gaddis in Guardians' loss to Astros Rookie starter gives up eight runs, including grand slam to Trey Mancini in Guardians' loss to Astros
AUGUST 6, 2022 • BEACONJOURNAL.COM
Mancini grand slam among 2 HRs as Astros top Guardians 9-3 CLEVELAND (AP) — Trey Mancini hit two home runs, including his first career grand slam, to lead the Houston Astros past the Cleveland Indian...
AUGUST 6, 2022 • WINNIPEGFREEPRESS.COM
Trey Mancini's Two-Homer Night Downs Guardians Cleveland allowed eight unanswered runs, thanks to a pair of historic long balls from the former Oriole.
AUGUST 6, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Mancini hits 2 HRs, Astros roll past Guardians 9-3
Trey Mancini homered twice, including his first career grand slam, and drove in five runs and the Houston Astros defeated the Cleveland Guardians 9-3AUGUST 6, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Astros RBI program reaches 49th World Series To say Chase Lovick’s path to the Houston Astros Foundation RBI program was unconventional is an understatement. One day in 2020, his dad’s...
AUGUST 6, 2022 • MLB.COM
Astros manager Dusty Baker tests positive for COVID-19
Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker tested positive for COVID-19 prior to Friday night’s game against the Cleveland GuardiansAUGUST 6, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cleveland Guardians vs. Houston Astros: Live updates from Game 106 Oscar Gonzalez and the Guardians take on the Astros at Progressive Field.
AUGUST 5, 2022 • CLEVELAND.COM
Aledmys Díaz - Out with sore finger Diaz, who is not in Friday's lineup against the Guardians, is day-to-day with a sore left ring finger, Danielle Lerner of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Impact Imaging on the finger revealed no fractures, and manager Dusty Baker said Diaz might be available to pinch hit Friday. Diaz is hitting .306 with three home runs over his last 10 games.
AUGUST 5, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Christian Vázquez - On bench Friday Vazquez is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Guardians.
Impact Vazquez finds himself on the bench for the third time in four games since being acquired by the Astros. The 31-year-old should take over as Houston's primary backstop at some point, but it appears he'll split time with Martin Maldonado for the time being.
AUGUST 5, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Kyle Tucker - Remains on bench Friday Tucker (illness) isn't in the lineup for Friday's game against the Guardians.
Impact The 25-year-old was scratched from Thursday's starting nine due to an illness and will be held out for at least one additional game. It's unclear if Tucker will be available off the bench or if he's expected to rejoin the lineup Saturday. Chas McCormick will start right field and bat seventh.
AUGUST 5, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Cleveland Guardians, Houston Astros starting lineups for August 5, 2022 Owen Miller and the Guardians take on the Astros.
AUGUST 5, 2022 • CLEVELAND.COM
Michael Brantley - Still not swinging Brantley (shoulder) said Wednesday he hasn't swung a bat since landing on the 10-day injured list June 28 and is without a timeline to resume doing so, Chandler Rome of the Houston...
Impact Brantley's lack of meaningful progress in his recovery from the injury may have influenced the Astros' decision to acquire Trey Mancini from the Orioles prior to Tuesday's trade deadline. The fact that Brantley hasn't yet been moved to the 60-day injured list offers some hope that he'll be back in action by the second half of August, but a clearer target date for his return won't be established until he begins to ramp up his baseball activities.
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