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Steven Okert Steven Okert Extends scoreless stretch in win
Thu, Jun 25, 2026, 7:11 AM
Okert (1-0) earned the win Wednesday over the Blue Jays, allowing a hit while striking out one in a scoreless inning.
Analysis: Okert has now turned in 17 straight scoreless innings, posting a stellar 0.65 WHIP with 17:4 K:BB in that span. The veteran left-hander has been excellent in the back half of Houston's bullpen this season, posting a 2.35 ERA with a 0.91 WHIP while leading the team with nine holds. |
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Mike Burrows Mike Burrows Posts quality start in no-decision
Wed, Jun 24, 2026, 9:33 PM
Burrows did not factor into the decision in Wednesday's 3-1 win over the Blue Jays, allowing one run on two hits and one walk with three strikeouts over six innings.
Analysis: Burrows allowed a run in the first inning but cruised from there, retiring the final seven batters he faced and logging his first quality start since May 27. The 26-year-old seems to have benefited from having his turn in the rotation skipped last time around after allowing 16 runs (13 earned) through his first three June starts. He'll carry a 5.48 ERA, 1.50 WHIP and 69:31 K:BB across 85.1 innings this season into a home matchup with the Twins next week. |
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Josh Hader Josh Hader Secures sixth save
Wed, Jun 24, 2026, 9:12 PM
Hader earned the save in Wednesday's 3-1 win over the Blue Jays, allowing no hits and one walk with two strikeouts in a scoreless ninth inning.
Analysis: Hader was summoned to protect a two-run lead in the ninth inning and worked around a one-out walk to close things out. In 10 appearances since returning from the injured list June 3, the 32-year-old has converted all six of his save opportunities while posting a 0.90 ERA, 0.40 WHIP and 16:2 K:BB across 10 innings. |
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Jake Meyers Jake Meyers Sitting again amid struggles
Wed, Jun 24, 2026, 4:45 PM
Meyers is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays.
Analysis: Houston will send Meyers to the bench for the second day in a row and for the third time in four games. Since coming off the injured list May 19, Meyers has slashed a dismal .188/.233/.294 with a 22.2 percent strikeout rate, and his lack of production appears to have resulted in him fading into more of a part-time role. Brice Matthews will pick up another start in center field at Meyers' expense. |
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Colton Gordon Colton Gordon Joins major-league bullpen
Wed, Jun 24, 2026, 3:42 PM
The Astros recalled Gordon from Triple-A Sugar Land on Wednesday.
Analysis: The Astros were in need of bullpen reinforcements after their relievers were needed for 6.1 innings during Tuesday's extra-innings win over the Blue Jays. Gordon has been knocked around in his 9.1 frames in the majors this season, yielding 12 runs with an 11:3 K:BB. |
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Logan VanWey Logan VanWey Sent back to minors
Wed, Jun 24, 2026, 3:40 PM
The Astros optioned VanWey to Triple-A Sugar Land on Wednesday.
Analysis: VanWey allowed two runs (one earned) over three innings in a pair of relief appearances the last two days, so the Astros are replacing him with a fresh bullpen arm. Left-hander Colton Gordon was called up from Sugar Land to take VanWey's spot on the active roster. |
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Christian Walker Christian Walker Day off amid mini slump
Wed, Jun 24, 2026, 3:20 PM
Walker is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game in Toronto.
Analysis: After hitting home runs in back-to-back games in the middle of June, Walker has since gone 4-for-33 with zero RBI over the last nine contests, so he'll get a day off to regroup. Isaac Paredes will play first base Wednesday, and Raynel Delgado will cover the hot corner. |
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Jeremy Pena Jeremy Pena Checking back into lineup
Wed, Jun 24, 2026, 3:16 PM
Pena (hamstring) will start at shortstop and bat third in Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays.
Analysis: Pena was forced from Monday's game with a right hamstring cramp and did not start Tuesday. However, he entered Tuesday's contest as a pinch hitter and is back in the lineup for Wednesday's series finale. |
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Cam Smith Cam Smith Launches eighth homer
Wed, Jun 24, 2026, 9:06 AM
Smith went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in Tuesday's 9-7 win over the Blue Jays.
Analysis: Smith extended the Astros' lead to 3-0 with a 436-foot blast off Shane Bieber in the fourth inning, his eighth homer of the year, before adding a second RBI with a sacrifice fly that tied the game 6-6 in the ninth. The homer was Smith's first in 10 games -- he'd gone 7-for-33 (.212) in his previous nine contests. Overall, Smith is slashing .223/.301/.366 with 28 RBI, 31 runs scored and eight stolen bases across 299 plate appearances this season. |
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Taylor Trammell Taylor Trammell Homers Tuesday
Wed, Jun 24, 2026, 9:01 AM
Trammell went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 9-7 win over Toronto.
Analysis: Trammell extended Houston's lead to 4-0 in the fourth inning with his 421-foot blast off Shane Bieber, his first homer this season. Trammell had gone just 2-for-14 in his previous 10 games entering Tuesday and had been relegated to a bench role since Joey Loperfido was recalled from Triple-A in early June. Tuesday's start was Trammell's first in over a week. Overall, the outfielder is slashing .275/.333/.400 with eight RBI and 10 runs scored over 88 plate appearances this season. |
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Yainer Diaz Yainer Diaz Homers in win
Wed, Jun 24, 2026, 8:54 AM
Diaz went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 9-7 win over the Blue Jays.
Analysis: Diaz extended Houston's lead to 2-0 in the fourth inning with his 391-foot blast off Shane Bieber, Diaz's third homer of the year and first in five games since returning from an oblique strain that had sidelined the catcher since early May. Overall, Diaz is slashing .246/.272/.373 with 16 RBI and nine runs scored through his first 125 plate appearances this season. |
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Jose Altuve Jose Altuve Crosses plate three times in win
Wed, Jun 24, 2026, 7:48 AM
Altuve went 3-for-6 with a double and three runs scored in Tuesday's 9-7 extra-innings win over the Blue Jays.
Analysis: The veteran second baseman was a pest on the basepaths all afternoon, as he scored three or more runs in a game for the first time since March 30. Altuve has multiple hits in three of his last five games, batting .381 (8-for-21) during that span as he shakes off a slump that had seen him slash .158/.220/.395 over his first 11 games since returning from an oblique strain in early June. |
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Joey Loperfido Joey Loperfido Gets extra-inning revenge Tuesday
Wed, Jun 24, 2026, 7:44 AM
Loperfido went 1-for-1 with a home run and four RBI in Tuesday's 9-7 extra-innings win over the Blue Jays.
Analysis: Traded from Toronto back to Houston over the winter, Loperfido came off the bench for a revenge game. The 27-year-old outfielder pinch hit for Jake Meyers and was credited with an RBI as part of a ninth-inning rally on a bases-loaded catcher's interference call, before slugging a game-winning, three-run homer off Braydon Fisher in the top of the 11th. The long ball was Loperfido's first of the season in 32 big-league games, and while he's batting just .154 (4-for-26) since returning to the 26-man roster in early June, three of the four hits have gone for extra bases and he's drawn six walks. |
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Peter Lambert Peter Lambert Early exit in no-decision
Wed, Jun 24, 2026, 7:39 AM
Lambert didn't factor into the decision in Tuesday's 9-7 extra-innings win over the Blue Jays, giving up two runs on six hits and three walks over 4.2 innings. He struck out six.
Analysis: Toronto ran up Lambert's pitch count early, and the right-hander was lifted after 92 pitches (52 strikes) with Houston ahead 4-2, although the lead changed hands a couple times after he left the mound. It was Lambert's shortest outing since April 30, but he still allowed three runs or fewer for a sixth straight start, a stretch in which he's gone 4-0 while posting a 2.97 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 29:14 K:BB over 33.1 innings. He'll look to get back in the win column in his next start, which lines up to come at home early next week against the Twins. |
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Joey Loperfido Joey Loperfido Exiting starting nine
Tue, Jun 23, 2026, 1:10 PM
Loperfido is not in the lineup for Tuesday's contest versus the Blue Jays.
Analysis: The left-handed-hitting Loperfido had started each of the last four games against righties, but he will take a seat Tuesday as Toronto sends righty Shane Bieber to the bump. Taylor Trammell will play left field. |
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Jake Meyers Jake Meyers Out of lineup Tuesday
Tue, Jun 23, 2026, 1:07 PM
Meyers is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's game in Toronto.
Analysis: Meyers is slashing only .188/.233/.294 in 31 games since coming off the injured list in mid-May, and he's now started only four of the past eight contests. Brice Matthews will patrol center field for the Astros on Tuesday. |
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Jeremy Pena Jeremy Pena Absent from Tuesday's lineup
Tue, Jun 23, 2026, 12:29 PM
Pena (hamstring) is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game in Toronto.
Analysis: Pena was forced to depart Monday's contest versus the Blue Jays with a right hamstring cramp. Astros manager Joe Espada said that Pena will go through a full pregame workout and could be available off the bench Tuesday, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports. Raynel Delgado is covering shortstop for Houston on Tuesday. |
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Enyel De Los Santos Enyel De Los Santos Takes second loss
Tue, Jun 23, 2026, 6:54 AM
De Los Santos (0-2) took the loss Monday against the Blue Jays, allowing a run on two hits while striking out two over 1.1 innings.
Analysis: De Los Santos looked good in the sixth inning, setting down the top of Toronto's lineup in order, but he'd give up a pair of hits after coming back out in the seventh and ultimately took the loss in a 4-2 defeat. It's been a tough stretch of late for De Los Santos of late -- he's given up seven runs on nine hits in his last 6.1 innings. Overall, the right-hander sports a 4.32 ERA with a 1.11 WHIP and 33:8 K:BB across 33.1 innings this year. |
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Jeremy Pena Jeremy Pena Cramping in right hamstring
Mon, Jun 22, 2026, 9:49 PM
The Astros announced that Pena left Monday's game with a right hamstring cramp.
Analysis: Pena was removed from Monday's game in the sixth inning with what is now diagnosed as a right hamstring cramp. Houston's infield, specifically their depth at shortstop, has been brutalized by injuries this season with Carlos Correa (ankle), Braden Shewmake (thigh) and Nick Allen (hamstring) all on the injured list. |
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Hunter Brown Hunter Brown Lasts three innings vs. Blue Jays
Mon, Jun 22, 2026, 9:17 PM
Brown did not factor into the decision Monday against the Blue Jays, allowing one run on four hits and two walks while striking out four over three innings.
Analysis: The right-hander threw 54 of his 85 pitches for strikes but struggled to consistently find the zone, issuing two walks and plunking two batters. His lone run allowed came via Kazuma Okamoto, who led off the second inning with a solo homer. Despite lasting only three innings, Brown did not appear to be working under any workload limitations, as his pitch count suggests Houston is willing to let him work through trouble. Through two starts since returning, he has allowed just two runs across 8.2 innings while posting an 11:5 K:BB. Brown is scheduled to make his next start on the road against Detroit. |
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