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Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	Y. Diaz Astros' Yainer Diaz: Breather Saturday Yainer Diaz Astros' Yainer Diaz: Breather Saturday	V. Caratini Astros' Victor Caratini: Knocks homer in victory Victor Caratini Astros' Victor Caratini: Knocks homer in victory	—
First Base	J. Singleton Astros' Jon Singleton: Sitting Saturday Jonathan Singleton Astros' Jon Singleton: Sitting Saturday	J. AbreuJose Abreu	Y. Diaz Astros' Yainer Diaz: Breather Saturday Yainer Diaz Astros' Yainer Diaz: Breather Saturday M. DubonMauricio Dubon G. KessingerGrae Kessinger
Second Base	J. AltuveJose Altuve	M. DubonMauricio Dubon	G. KessingerGrae Kessinger
Shortstop	J. Pena Astros' Jeremy Pena: Getting first day off Jeremy Pena Astros' Jeremy Pena: Getting first day off	M. DubonMauricio Dubon	G. KessingerGrae Kessinger
Third Base	A. Bregman Astros' Alex Bregman: Three homers in four games Alex Bregman Astros' Alex Bregman: Three homers in four games	G. KessingerGrae Kessinger	M. DubonMauricio Dubon
Left Field	C. McCormick Astros' Chas McCormick: Breather Saturday Chas McCormick Astros' Chas McCormick: Breather Saturday	M. DubonMauricio Dubon	Y. AlvarezYordan Alvarez
Center Field	J. MeyersJake Meyers	M. DubonMauricio Dubon	C. McCormick Astros' Chas McCormick: Breather Saturday Chas McCormick Astros' Chas McCormick: Breather Saturday
Right Field	K. TuckerKyle Tucker	C. McCormick Astros' Chas McCormick: Breather Saturday Chas McCormick Astros' Chas McCormick: Breather Saturday	M. DubonMauricio Dubon
Designated Hitter	Y. AlvarezYordan Alvarez	Y. Diaz Astros' Yainer Diaz: Breather Saturday Yainer Diaz Astros' Yainer Diaz: Breather Saturday	J. Singleton Astros' Jon Singleton: Sitting Saturday Jonathan Singleton Astros' Jon Singleton: Sitting Saturday J. AbreuJose Abreu K. TuckerKyle Tucker C. McCormick Astros' Chas McCormick: Breather Saturday Chas McCormick Astros' Chas McCormick: Breather Saturday J. AltuveJose Altuve

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
J. VerlanderJustin Verlander	F. ValdezFramber Valdez	C. Javier Forearm: Expected to be out until at least Jun 8 Cristian Javier Forearm: Expected to be out until at least Jun 8	R. Blanco Astros' Ronel Blanco: Suffers first loss Ronel Blanco Astros' Ronel Blanco: Suffers first loss	H. BrownHunter Brown

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
J. HaderJosh Hader	R. PresslyRyan Pressly	B. AbreuBryan Abreu R. MonteroRafael Montero S. MartinezSeth Martinez T. ScottTayler Scott D. ColemanDylan Coleman P. MushinskiParker Mushinski S. Dubin Astros' Shawn Dubin: Called up Saturday Shawn Dubin Astros' Shawn Dubin: Called up Saturday O. Ortega Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jul 1 Oliver Ortega Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jul 1 P. Murfee Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Sep 1 Penn Murfee Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Sep 1 K. Graveman Shoulder: Out for the season Kendall Graveman Shoulder: Out for the season B. Sousa Shoulder: Out for the season Bennett Sousa Shoulder: Out for the season