Dubon is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Dodgers, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Dubon has merely one hit in his last 20 at-bats and will take a seat for the fourth time in seven games. Joey Loperfido, Jake Meyers and Chas McCormick fill the outfield from left to right.
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Astros' Mauricio Dubon: Absent from lineup Tuesday
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Dubon isn't in the Astros' lineup Tuesday versus the Athletics.
Dubon did not play in consecutive games Friday and Saturday amidst an 0-for-10 slump before going 1-for-6 over the subsequent pair of contests. The outfielder will get the day off again Tuesday with Yordan Alvarez starting in left field and Yainer Diaz slotting as the designated hitter. Victor Caratini enters the lineup in Dubon's stead as the No. 8 hitter and draws a start at catcher.
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Astros' Mauricio Dubon: Sitting again Saturday
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Dubon is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Mariners, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chroniclereports.
Dubon entered the All-Star break hitless in his last 10-at bats and has been on the bench in back-to-back games to open up the second half of the season. Once again, Joey Loperfido, Jake Meyers and Trey Cabbage will fill the outfield from left to right.
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Astros' Mauricio Dubon: Not in Friday's lineup
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Dubon isn't in the Astros' lineup for Friday's game against Seattle, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
After ending the first half of the season on an 0-for-10 streak, Dubon will take a seat for Houston's first game out of the All-Star break. While he rests, Joey Loperfido, Jake Meyers and Trey Cabbage will start across the Astros' outfield.
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Astros' Mauricio Dubon: Sitting down Saturday
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Dubon isn't in the Astros' lineup for Saturday's game against Texas, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
Dubon went 0-for-3 with a walk and scored two runs during a win in Friday's series opener, and he'll step aside Saturday as Chas McCormick starts in left field while batting ninth.
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Astros' Mauricio Dubon: Idle Thursday
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Dubon isn't in the Astros' lineup Thursday against the Marlins.
Dubon will catch a breather Thursday after going 1-for-6 with a walk through the first two games of the series. Joey Loperfido, Jake Meyers and Trey Cabbage will start across the outfield from left to right while Dubon sits.
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Astros' Mauricio Dubon: Resting Friday
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Dubon isn't in the Astros' lineup for Friday's game against the Twins, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
Dubon will get a breather Friday after going 2-for-4 with an RBI during Thursday's win over the Blue Jays. Yordan Alvarez will take over in left field, moving Yainer Diaz into the DH spot while Cesar Salazar starts behind the plate.
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Astros' Mauricio Dubon: Out of Houston lineup
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Dubon is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game in Toronto.
Dubon has been an everyday player over the last few weeks while seeing action at multiple positions, but he will begin this one on the bench. Yordan Alvarez and Joey Loperfido will occupy the corner outfield spots and Jon Singleton will handle first base.
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Astros' Mauricio Dubon: Getting day off
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Dubon is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rockies.
Dubon will get the afternoon off after he had started in each of Houston's last 15 games. Though he's served mostly as a utility player during that stretch, Dubon appears to have found a home of late at first base, where he made each of his last three starts. Jon Singleton will step in for Dubon on Wednesday.
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Astros' Mauricio Dubon: Goes yard in win
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Dubon went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer in Friday's victory over the Tigers.
Dubon popped a 371-foot blast of Tarik Skubal in the sixth inning for his third homer of the season. The Houston utility man drew the start at first base -- his third this season -- after the Astros released Jose Abreu earlier in the day. Jon Singleton will likely see most of the action at first base, but the move does give Dubon another path to playing time. The 29-year-old sports a .301/.327/.404 slash line in 165 plate appearances with 21 runs scored and 23 RBI.
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Astros' Mauricio Dubon: Hitting well
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Dubon went 2-for-3 with two doubles and two runs scored Tuesday against the Giants.
Dubon has started four straight games in left field and has started six of the team's last seven games in the absence of Kyle Tucker (leg). Dubon has hit well in that span, going 7-for-21 with one RBI and four runs scored with only a 9.1-percent strikeout rate. He'll likely return to a utility role once Tucker is activated, but he has the chance to produce in the short term.
Dubon will start in center field and bat sixth in Wednesday's game against the Giants, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Dubon will be making his fifth consecutive start in the outfield, though he'll be occupying center Wednesday after his previous four starts came in left field. Jake Meyers appears to be receiving a routine off day Wednesday, but Dubon looks to have emerged as the Astros' preferred option in left over the struggling Chas McCormick, who is on the bench for the second day in a row after slashing .152/.152/.242 in 13 games since coming off the injured list. Dubon, meanwhile, is carrying a six-game hit streak into Wednesday's contest that has brought his batting average up to .303 for the season.
Dubon will start at second base and bat sixth in Sunday's game against the Twins.
With Jose Altuve getting a breather for the series finale, Dubon will pick up a start out of the middle infield. Though the Astros continue to view Dubon as a utility player, he's stuck in the lineup for four straight games while making starts in left field, right field and at shortstop in addition to the keystone.
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Astros' Mauricio Dubon: Starting at first base Saturday
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Dubon is starting at first base and batting ninth for Saturday's game against the Athletics.
With southpaw JP Sears taking the mound for Oakland on Saturday, the righty-hitting Dubon will make just his fourth career start at first base while Jon Singleton begins the game on the bench. Over 39 games this season, Dubon is slashing .311/.330/.443 with two home runs and 20 RBI across 112 plate appearances.
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Astros' Mauricio Dubon: Blasts second homer
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Dubon went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run and two additional runs scored in Monday's 9-7 loss to the Angels.
Dubon's hits continue to come in bunches. He's logged three or more hits in three of his last 10 games, but he has just one other hit in that span. The homer was his second of the year and briefly put the Astros ahead 6-1 in the fourth inning before the Angels' comeback rally in the fifth. Dubon is slashing .301/.321/.427 with 19 RBI, 13 runs scored, one stolen base and seven doubles across 37 contests this season. His splits are not too far apart this season, but the Astros are soon to be at full health among their hitters, so there's unlikely to be consistent playing time for the right-handed Dubon against same-handed pitching.
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Astros' Mauricio Dubon: Sitting after four-hit game
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Dubon is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Athletics.
After rapping out a season-high four hits in Sunday's 9-3 win over the Tigers, Dubon will retreat to the bench as the Astros open a four-game set with the Athletics. Dubon had started in four of the past five games, but he's still seemingly viewed as a utility player for Houston and hasn't yet seized hold of an everyday spot in the lineup.
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Astros' Mauricio Dubon: On bench for second straight game
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Dubon is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Dubon is on the bench for a second straight game and seems to have moved into a part-time role after he had drawn starts in the outfield in each of the first three games of May. The Astros have a regular opening in left field with Chas McCormick (hamstring) moving to the injured list, but rookie Joey Loperfido looks to have an edge on the gig, leaving Dubon to vie with Jake Meyers and Trey Cabbage for playing time at the other outfield spot while Kyle Tucker is locked in as the everyday right fielder.
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Astros' Mauricio Dubon: Sits Saturday
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Dubon isn't in the Astros' lineup Saturday against the Mariners, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
Dubon went 0-for-3 with a sac fly during Friday's series opener, and he'll now get a day off for Saturday's contest. His absence will move Joey Loperfido into center field while Jon Singleton starts at first base.
Dubon went 3-for-4 with an RBI on Friday against the Nationals.
Dubon started in center field and hit ninth, which marked his ninth start in the last 11 games. In that span, he's gone 13-for-36 with a home run, nine RBI and a stolen base. Dubon has primarily cut into Jake Meyers' playing time, and that could continue so long as he remains hot at the plate.
