Diaz is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's contest in Tampa Bay.
It's the first day off in May for Diaz, who is in a 3-for-26 rut at the dish. Victor Caratini will handle catching duties and bat fifth for the Astros.
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Astros' Yainer Diaz: Pops fifth homer
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Diaz went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Sunday against the Rangers.
Diaz popped his fifth home run of the season, three of which have come in May. He's provided well-rounded production across 16 games in the month, as he's hitting .292 with 10 RBI and seven runs scored. All of Diaz's overall numbers are lagging relative to expectations, but he has gotten on track at the plate after a poor start to the campaign.
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Astros' Yainer Diaz: Goes deep in win
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Diaz went 1-for-5 with a three-run homer in Sunday's win over the Reds.
Diaz got the scoring started with his three-run shot in the third inning. It was his fourth home run of the year and first since May 2. Sunday was Diaz's 34th appearance of the season, and it's been a tale of two halves to begin his 2025 campaign. After posting an ugly .404 OPS through the first 17 games, he's gone 22-for-67 (.328) with three homers and 14 RBI over his last 17 contests. Diaz's OPS now sits at .652 through 135 plate appearances.
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Astros' Yainer Diaz: Hits in six straight
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Diaz went 1-for-5 with a double and two RBI on Wednesday.
Diaz capped off a nine-run effort from the Astros' lineup, sending a double to left field to drive in two in the ninth inning. That extended his hitting streak to six games, during which he's gone 9-for-25 with four RBI, one home run and four runs scored. Diaz is still hitting just .222 across 121 plate appearances for the season, but his performance is picking up.
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Astros' Yainer Diaz: Big game in loss
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Diaz went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, an RBI double and two total runs scored in Friday's 7-3 loss to the White Sox.
Diaz was the engine of the Astros' offense in this loss, but his contributions weren't enough. The catcher's bat has been warming up lately with three multi-hit efforts over his last seven games. Overall, he's up to a .208/.232/.365 slash line with three homers, 14 RBI, 10 runs scored, four doubles, one triple and no stolen bases over 99 plate appearances. Diaz had some struggles early in 2024 as well, but he's been one of the better offensive catchers in baseball over the last two seasons.
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Astros' Yainer Diaz: Receiving day off
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Diaz is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers.
Diaz started at catcher in each of the previous four contests, so he'll get a breather for Wednesday's matinee. Victor Caratini is behind the dish and batting fifth for the Astros.
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Astros' Yainer Diaz: Tallies three RBI in win
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Diaz went 2-for-4 with three RBI in Tuesday's win over Detroit.
Despite not recording an extra-base hit, Diaz tallied three RBI on Tuesday. The 26-year-old backstop has endured a sluggish start to the campaign overall, but he's fared better at the plate of late. Diaz is batting .270 (10-for-37) with one home run, one double, six RBI and five runs scored over his last 10 games, and he has at least one knock in six of his last seven outings.
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Astros' Yainer Diaz: Getting breather Friday
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Diaz is not in the lineup for Friday's contest in Kansas City, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Diaz caught all three games of the Astros' previous series against the Blue Jays, so he'll get a breather Friday. Victor Caratini is behind the dish and batting seventh for Houston.
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Astros' Yainer Diaz: Getting breather Sunday
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Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.
Victor Caratini will receive the starting nod behind the dish while Diaz rests for a day game after a night game. Though he went 0-for-4 in Saturday's 4-1 loss, Diaz busted out of his slump in a big way in the series opener Friday, going 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, five RBI and an additional run in the Astros' 14-3 victory.
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Astros' Yainer Diaz: Sitting Wednesday
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Diaz is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mariners.
Diaz has been one of the bigger disappointments among fantasy catchers so far this season; he's gone 2-for-33 with no home runs, one RBI and one run scored through the Astros' first 11 games. Though Diaz will be given a breather for the day game after a night game, the Astros will likely continue to allow the 26-year-old to play through his struggles, given the strong production he's provided over the past two seasons.
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Astros' Yainer Diaz: Ugly start to season
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Diaz went 0-for-5 with a strikeout Sunday against the Twins.
Diaz has struggled significantly to begin the season, collecting only two hits across 26 at-bats. He has just a .105 BABIP -- a mark that will surely improve -- but Diaz has also seen his strikeout rate inflate to 25 percent in the early going.
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Astros' Yainer Diaz: Grabbing seat Thursday
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Diaz is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game against the Twins.
Diaz started at catcher in each of the three games this week against the Giants, but he will take a day off in the series opener versus the Twins. Victor Caratini will do the catching and bat sixth Thursday.
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Astros' Yainer Diaz: Idle Saturday
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Diaz is out of the lineup Saturday against the Mets, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
After going 1-for-7 with an RBI and two strikeouts through his first two games, Diaz will step aside Saturday while Victor Caratini starts behind the plate.
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Astros' Yainer Diaz: Taking seat Saturday
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Diaz isn't in the Astros' lineup for Saturday's game against the Guardians.
Diaz will get a rare off day Saturday as the Astros elect to rest many of their regular starters with the postseason just around the corner. In his place, Victor Caratini will pick up a start behind the dish and bat third.
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Astros' Yainer Diaz: Three straight multi-hit games
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Diaz went 3-for-5 with a double, two RBI and one run scored Sunday against the Angels.
Diaz started at first base for the second time in three games, with Jonathan Singleton being bumped from the lineup. He recorded his third consecutive multi-hit performance, highlighted by a clutch double in the eighth inning that tied the game at 5-5. This stretch continues a strong close to the season for Diaz, as he has maintained a .325 average with 10 RBI and 10 runs scored across 20 games in September.
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Astros' Yainer Diaz: Three hits Sunday
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Diaz went 3-for-5 with a double and two RBI in Sunday's loss to the Diamondbacks.
Diaz posted his first three-hit game since Aug. 7 and his eighth multi-hit game since Aug. 17. He's got nine RBI over his last eight games and leads all catchers with 153 hits and a .299 average for the year. Overall, he's slashing .299/.325/.451 with 16 homers, 81 RBI, 63 runs, two steals and a 22:91 BB:K in 544 plate appearances.
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Astros' Yainer Diaz: Sitting out matinee
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Diaz is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game in Philadelphia.
Diaz started the first two games of the series at catcher, going 1-for-9 with five strikeouts. He'll get a breather during the series finale, with Victor Caratini taking over behind the dish.
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Astros' Yainer Diaz: Homers in three straight games
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Diaz went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 6-5 loss to the Red Sox.
Diaz homered for the third game in a row, and this was his fourth consecutive multi-hit effort. The catcher is up to 15 long balls through 114 contests, though he's hit five of them over his last 11 games. He's added a reliable .301/.326/.463 slash line, 71 RBI, 54 runs scored, 21 doubles and one stolen base this season.
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Astros' Yainer Diaz: Homers in win
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Diaz went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in Friday's 8-4 win over the Red Sox.
Diaz singled in the seventh inning and then added a two-run homer in the ninth. He has carried a hot July into August, going 10-for-28 with four multi-hit efforts in his last seven contests. On the year, the 25-year-old is hitting .301 with 11 home runs, 61 RBI and 48 runs scored across 429 plate appearances.
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Astros' Yainer Diaz: Stays hot Sunday
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Diaz went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 6-2 loss to the Dodgers.
Diaz accounted for the Astros' lone scoring play, taking reliever Alex Vesia deep in the sixth inning. Diaz has hit safely in seven of his last nine games, going 11-for-33 (.333) with four extra-base hits and eight RBI in that span. The catcher has a .288/.313/.427 slash line with nine homers, 57 RBI, 44 runs scored, 17 doubles, three triples and one stolen base over 94 contests this season.
