Mauricio Dubon: Losing work after Melton promotion
Jun 4th
Dubon is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Pirates.
#5 CF
Pedro Leon: Aggravates knee injury
Jun 4th
Leon was pulled off his rehab assignment at Triple-A Sugar Land on Wednesday after aggravating his left knee sprain, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
#8 P
Luis Garcia: Logs bullpen session
Jun 4th
Garcia (elbow) threw a bullpen session Sunday, MLB.com reports.
#1 3B
Isaac Paredes: Smacks 12th homer
Jun 4th
Paredes went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Tuesday against the Pirates.
#1 1B
Christian Walker: Pops eighth homer
Jun 4th
Walker went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Tuesday against the Pirates.
#1 CL
Josh Hader: Notches save Tuesday
Jun 3rd
Hader struck out two batters in a perfect inning to earn a save against the Pirates on Tuesday.
#2 1B
Zach Dezenzo: Capsule strain in hand
Jun 3rd
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.
Trammell (calf) has been sent to the rookie-level Florida Complex League Astros to begin a rehab assignment.
#1 SS
Jeremy Pena: Scores Astros' lone run
Jun 1st
Pena went 2-for-3 with a run scored and a stolen base during Sunday's 1-0 win over the Rays.
#2 P
Hunter Brown: Fires six scoreless frames
Jun 1st
Brown (8-3) picked up the win Sunday against Tampa Bay, allowing one hit and four walks with five strikeouts over six scoreless innings.
#1 PROS
Brice Matthews: Excelling since return from concussion
Jun 1st
Matthews (concussion) has gone 11-for-23 with two home runs, three doubles, four walks, 10 RBI and five runs in six games since being activated from Triple-A Sugar Land's 7-day injured list May 24.
#12 PROS
Jackson Nezuh: Shut down at Double-A
Jun 1st
Double-A Corpus Christi placed Nezuh on its 7-day injured list Friday due to an unspecified injury.
#14 PROS
Jose Fleury: Shelved at Double-A
Jun 1st
Double-A Corpus Christi placed Fleury on its 7-day injured list May 18 due to an unspecified injury.
#18 PROS
Luis Baez: Playing in rookie ball
Jun 1st
Baez has gone 2-for-6 with two doubles and a walk in two games since being assigned to the rookie-level Florida Complex League on Monday.
The Astros selected Melton's contract from Triple-A Sugar Land on Sunday. He'll start in center field and bat eighth in the Astros' series finale versus the Rays, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
#5 P
Colton Gordon: Experiences first MLB defeat
May 31st
Gordon (0-1) took the loss against Tampa Bay on Saturday, allowing four runs on five hits and one walk while striking out six batters over five innings.
#1 DH
Yordan Alvarez: Fracture revealed
May 31st
Alvarez (hand) had imaging done following Friday's batting practice session that revealed a fracture that is 60 percent healed, Julia Morales of AT&T SportsNet Southwest reports. He will be shut down from hitting until the fracture is fully healed.
#2 SS
Shay Whitcomb: Joins big club
May 31st
The Astros recalled Whitcomb from Triple-A Sugar Land on Saturday.
#3 CF
Chas McCormick: Placed on injured list
May 31st
The Astros placed McCormick on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a left oblique strain, retroactive to Friday.
#1 P
Framber Valdez: Goes distance for fifth win
May 31st
Valdez (5-4) picked up the win Friday, allowing one run on three hits and a walk over nine innings in a 2-1 victory over the Rays. He struck out nine.
#1 C
Yainer Diaz: Walk-off homer
May 30th
Diaz went 2-for-4 with a solo home run Friday against the Rays.
Pirates senior director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk told reporters Wednesday that he "would have no issues with recommending" Moreta (elbow) to be activated from the 60-day injured list, Colin Beazley of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
#1 C
Joey Bart: Still in concussion protocol
Jun 4th
Senior director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk said Wednesday that Bart has returned to full baseball activities but remains in the concussion protocol, Colin Beazley of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
#1 2B
Nick Gonzales: Getting Wednesday off
Jun 4th
Gonzales is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Astros.
Keller (1-7) took the loss Friday, giving up three runs on three hits and two walks over six innings as the Pirates were downed 3-2 by the Padres. He struck out one.
#3 BP
Colin Holderman: Won't throw for seven days
May 28th
Holderman (thumb) received a cortisone injection Wednesday and will not throw for at least one week, MLB.com reports.
#1 3B
Ke'Bryan Hayes: Ends four-game hitless streak
May 28th
Hayes went 1-for-3 with one RBI, a walk and two runs scored Wednesday against the Diamondbacks.
#1 SS
Isiah Kiner-Falefa: Provides offensive spark in win
May 28th
Kiner-Falefa went 3-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI and three runs scored in Wednesday's 10-1 win over the Diamondbacks.
#2 1B
Endy Rodriguez: Back from injured list
May 28th
The Pirates reinstated Rodriguez (finger) from the 10-day injured list Wednesday.
#5 PROS
Braxton Ashcraft: Three shutout innings in debut
May 27th
Ashcraft allowed two hits and one walk while striking out one across three scoreless relief innings Monday against the Diamondbacks.
#1 1B
Spencer Horwitz: First homer as Pirate
May 23rd
Horwitz went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI on Thursday against the Brewers.
#10 BP
Justin Lawrence: Set for three more weeks of rest
May 21st
Lawrence recently received a platelet-rich plasma injection in his right elbow and will rest for three weeks before beginning a throwing program, Danny Demilio of PittsburghBaseballNow.com reports.