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Astros' Joey Loperfido: Not in Saturday's lineup
Loperfido (quadriceps) is not in the Astros' starting lineup against the Cardinals on Saturday.
Loperfido injured his right quad during Friday's series opener. He'll rest up Saturday with the hopes that he is cleared to return to the lineup for Sunday's series finale. Houston will start Yordan Alvarez, Taylor Trammell and Cam Smith in the outfield from left to right.
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Astros' Yainer Diaz: Idle Saturday
Diaz is not in the Astros' starting lineup against the Cardinals on Saturday.
Diaz will take a seat after starting in each of the Astros' last two games, going 0-for-8 with two strikeouts in that span. Christian Vazquez will start behind home plate and bat eighth while catching pitches from Lance McCullers.
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Astros' Isaac Paredes: Serving as DH vs. St. Louis
Paredes (leg) will serve as the designated hitter and bat fifth against the Cardinals on Saturday.
Paredes entered Friday's game in the fourth inning as a pinch hitter but was later removed due to a leg injury, though the issue doesn't appear to be a serious one as he's back in the lineup for Saturday's contest. He has struggled at the plate as of late, going 0-for-11 with four walks and three strikeouts over his last four games.
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Astros' Dustin Harris: Claimed by Houston
The Astros claimed Harris off waivers from the White Sox on Saturday.
Harris was designated by the White Sox for assignment Wednesday, and he'll now be a part of the Astros' organization after being claimed Saturday, though he'll likely be assigned to Triple-A Sugar Land. Harris appeared in six regular-season games for the White Sox, going 3-for-12 with two steals, one RBI and two runs scored.
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Astros' J.P. France: Cut from 40-man roster
The Astros Chandler Rome of The Athletic France for assignment Saturday, Chandler reports.
The move makes room on the Astros' 40-man roster for outfielder Dustin Harris, who was claimed off waivers from the White Sox in a corresponding move. France struggled out of the bullpen across three outings with Houston, allowing six runs on six hits and five walks while striking out four in 6.2 innings.
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Astros' Christian Vazquez: Homers in loss to St. Louis
Vazquez went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Friday's 9-4 loss to the Cardinals.
Vazquez got the scoring started for the Astros, taking Kyle Leahy deep for a solo shot in the bottom of the third inning. Three solo homers were the extent of the damage against Leahy. Vazquez has made seven starts this season and has at least one hit in all seven, as he's now slashing .400/.438/.733 with two home runs, 10 RBI, five runs scored and a 2:7 BB:K across 33 trips to the plate.
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Astros' Yordan Alvarez: Hits eighth homer in loss
Alvarez went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Friday's 9-4 loss to the Cardinals.
Alvarez's solo shot off right-hander Kyle Leahy in the bottom of the third inning was Alvarez's eighth long ball of the season, matching Jordan Walker and Aaron Judge for the league lead. The lefty slugger's longest home run drought is three games this season. He also has six doubles on the year. Alvarez has started all 21 games to this point and is slashing .333/.479/.750 with the eight homers, 19 RBI, 17 runs scored, one stolen base and an 18:10 BB:K across 94 plate appearances. In addition to home runs, Alvarez also leads the majors in RBI and walks.
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Astros' Jose Altuve: Homers in loss Friday
Altuve went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Friday's 9-4 loss to the Cardinals.
Altuve took Kyle Leahy deep in the bottom of the fifth inning to pull Houston within one run. After batting .378 through the first 11 games of the season, Altuve is 8-for-38 (.211) over his last nine games. Altuve's homer Friday was his first RBI in that span. The second baseman is slashing .293/.404/.493 with three home runs, seven RBI, 15 runs scored, one stolen base and a 14:17 BB:K across 89 trips to the plate.
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Astros' Peter Lambert: Strikes out eight in return to MLB
Lambert (0-1) took the loss Friday against the Cardinals, allowing four runs on seven hits and one walk with eight strikeouts across five innings.
Lambert had his contract selected from Triple-A Sugar Land earlier in the day Friday and made his first major-league start in nearly two full calendar years. He spent the 2025 season pitching in Japan before signing with Houston this past winter. Lambert had the Cardinals off balance with his changeup in particular and averaged 95.2 mph with his four-seamer. The right-hander likely showed enough to warrant another start with Houston's pitching staff depleted by injuries. Lambert is lined up to face the Guardians in Cleveland next week.
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Astros' Joey Loperfido: Managing quad tightness
Loperfido was pulled from Friday's game against the Cardinals due to right quad tightness, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
Loperfido went 0-for-3 with a strikeout before being taken out of the game at the start of the seventh inning. Brice Matthews entered as the 26-year-old's replacement and could get more reps in left field if Loperfido has to miss any amount of time.
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Astros' Isaac Paredes: Battling leg tightness
Paredes was removed from Friday's game against the Cardinals due to leg tightness, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
Paredes entered the game as a pinch hitter in the fourth inning but was later taken out of the game himself when his leg began to bother him in the eighth. If he ends up needing to sit out Saturday's contest as well, Nick Allen would presumably get the nod at shortstop.
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Astros' Miguel Yajure: Inks minors deal with Houston
The Astros signed Yajure to a minor-league contract Friday, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
Yajure spent the previous two seasons pitching overseas in Japan. The 27-year-old has 19 regular-season games of major-league experience with the Yankees and Pirates across the 2020-22 seasons and will provide organizational pitching depth with Houston. Yajure has reported to Triple-A Sugar Land.
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Astros' Zach Dezenzo: Beginning rehab assignment
Dezenzo (elbow) will begin a rehab assignment with Double-A Corpus Christi on Friday.
Dezenzo sustained a sprained elbow while playing for Team Italy in the World Baseball Classic last month. The 25-year-old appeared in 34 games for the Astros last season, slashing .245/.321/.367 with two homers, 10 RBI, 17 runs scored, one stolen base and an 11:37 BB:K across 109 plate appearances.
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Astros' Josh Hader: Transferred to 60-day IL
The Astros transferred Hader (biceps) to the 60-day injured list Friday.
The Astros needed the spot on the 40-man roster to select Peter Lambert's contract from Triple-A ahead of Friday's start against St. Louis. With Hader being transferred to the 60-day IL, he won't be eligible to pitch until late May. Hader threw his first live batting practice Tuesday, essentially marking the start of his spring training.
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Astros' Christian Roa: Optioned to Triple-A
The Astros optioned Roa to Triple-A Sugar Land on Friday, Julia Morales of Space City Home Network reports.
Houston needed room for Peter Lambert, who is getting the promotion ahead of Friday's start against the Cardinals. Roa has pitched in seven games out of the bullpen for the Astros this season, posting a 5.19 ERA, 1.96 WHIP and 6:7 K:BB across 8.2 innings.
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Astros' Peter Lambert: Contract officially selected
The Astros selected Lambert's contract from Triple-A Sugar Land on Friday, Julia Morales of Space City Home Network reports.
Lambert made a bid for the Opening Day roster with an encouraging spring training and remained effective at Triple-A to begin the season, as he logged a 1.84 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 12:3 K:BB across 14.2 innings with Sugar Land. He'll now be the 10th pitcher to start a game for the Astros this season, as he's set to take the mound Friday against the Cardinals.
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Astros' Ryan Weiss: Inefficient in first MLB start
Weiss didn't factor into the decision Thursday against the Rockies, allowing two runs on three hits and four walks while fanning three across 3.2 innings.
The right-hander made his first start of his MLB career Thursday, but as had been the case in his previous two relief appearances, he didn't have much success. Weiss has tossed between 2.1 and 3.2 innings in four outings since the beginning of April, stumbling to a 7.71 ERA, 2.23 WHIP and 13:8 K:BB in 11.2 innings. Despite all the injuries to the Houston rotation, Weiss could be headed back to a long-relief role after this performance.
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Astros' Christian Roa: Takes loss in relief
Roa (0-1) was tagged with the loss in relief Thursday against the Rockies, allowing a run on three hits across 1.1 innings.
Roa has made three straight multi-inning appearances out of the Astros bullpen, but the results have been far from encouraging. Over 5.2 innings, the right-hander has given up four earned runs on seven hits with a 4:3 BB:K while also hitting three batters. Roa owns a 4.91 ERA and 1.91 WHIP in five appearances and 7.1 innings since being recalled from Triple-A Sugar Land, and he could be returned to the minors soon as the Astros continue to try and patch together their staff in the wake of an injury epidemic.
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Team Statistical Rankings
| Avg | R | HR | ERA | |
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.262 (3rd) |
111 (5th) |
24 (6th) |
6.15 (30th) |
Injuries
| Player | Injury |
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| H. Brown SP Hunter Brown SP | Shoulder |
| J. Pena SS Jeremy Pena SS | Hamstring |
| J. Hader RP Josh Hader RP | Biceps |
| T. Imai SP Tatsuya Imai SP | Arm |
| C. Javier SP Cristian Javier SP | Shoulder |