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: Goes deep Sunday
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Diaz went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Sunday's win over the Orioles.
Diaz was on the latter half of back-to-back home runs with Alex Bregman in the seventh to put the Astros ahead 5-3. The long ball extended Diaz's hitting streak to nine games. Over the last 30 games, he's hitting .350/.369/.602 with eight homers, 20 RBI and 17 runs scored. He's been one of the best catchers in baseball during just his second full season, slashing .301/.327/.462 with 16 homers, 72 RBI, 57 runs, a steal and a 19:76 BB:K in 493 plate appearances.
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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: Belts walk-off blast
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Diaz went 2-for-5 with a solo walk-off home run and an additional run in Monday's 5-4 win against the Red Sox.
Diaz broke a 4-4 tie and sent the Astros home with a win on a 401-foot shot off Kenley Jansen in the ninth inning. It was the second straight game with a long ball for Diaz, who has gone deep four times in his past 10 contests. Diaz had just 10 homers across 103 games prior to the recent power surge.
Diaz went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run Monday against the Rays.
Diaz extended a modest hitting streak to six games with the three-run blast. He's also reached base safely in 16 of his last 17 with an on-base percentage of .413 and 10 extra-base hits including four homers, 14 RBI and 10 runs over that stretch.
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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.
Diaz went 4-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 6-2 loss to the Pirates.
Diaz's fourth-inning homer was the Astros' lone extra-base hit in the contest. He's hit safely in six straight games and has an extra-base hit in five of them, going 12-for-24 with six RBI in that span. For the season, he's up to a .295/.318/.441 slash line with 10 homers, 58 RBI, 45 runs scored, 18 doubles, three triples and one stolen base over 393 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.
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Astros' Yainer Diaz: Hitting well post All-Star break
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Diaz went 3-for-4 with a triple, an RBI and two runs scored Saturday against the Dodgers.
Diaz has hit well for most of July and that has continued across eight games out of the All-Star break. He's gone 10-for-29 with six RBI and four runs scored in that span. While Diaz has raised his average to .283, he's still struggled to unlock much power this season by posting only a .132 ISO.
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Astros' Yainer Diaz: Slugs homer in win
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Diaz went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's win over the Mariners.
Diaz singled in his second at-bat and later added a solo homer in the eighth to extend Houston's lead to two runs. The long ball was Diaz's eighth of the season and his first since June 7 against the Angels. It also marked his sixth multi-hit performance this month, during which he's now batting .306 (19-for-62) with 11 RBI and six runs scored. Additionally, Diaz has hit safely in six of his last seven games.
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Astros' Yainer Diaz: Drives in three
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Diaz went 3-for-4 with three RBI in Wednesday's 9-1 win over the Marlins.
Diaz opened and closed the scoring Wednesday, delivering an RBI single in the first inning and a two-run single in the sixth. This was his seventh three-hit game over his last 15 contests, a span in which he's batting .406 (26-for-64). The catcher is up to a .286/.312/.415 slash line with seven home runs, 48 RBI, 38 runs scored, 15 doubles, two triples and one stolen base over 81 games this season. Diaz isn't a high-end defensive catcher, but his place in the lineup is secure when he's swinging the bat as well as he has lately.
Diaz went 3-for-5 with a double, a run scored and an RBI on Sunday against the Mets.
Diaz was productive throughout the game, though his biggest contribution came in the 11th inning when he kept a rally going that resulted in five runs. He extended his hitting streak to 10 games with the effort, which has been highlighted by four three-hit performances. In that span, Diaz has hit .429 with eight RBI and 10 runs scored.
Astros' Yainer Diaz: Three hits in Wednesday's win
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Diaz went 3-for-4 with two RBI in Wednesday's 7-1 win over the Rockies.
The 25-year-old backstop extended his hitting streak to seven games, a stretch in which he's batting .407 (11-for-27) with seven RBI. Diaz has yet to go yard since taking a foul tip off his finger and missing a few games earlier this month, but his current hot stretch has pushed his slash line on the season up to .271/.298/.415 with seven homers, 32 runs and 40 RBI in 69 contests.
