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Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	Y. DiazYainer Diaz	V. Caratini Astros' Victor Caratini: Swats solo home run Victor Caratini Astros' Victor Caratini: Swats solo home run	—
First Base	J. SingletonJonathan Singleton	M. Dubon Astros' Mauricio Dubon: Idle Friday Mauricio Dubon Astros' Mauricio Dubon: Idle Friday	J. Loperfido Astros' Joey Loperfido: Heading to bench Wednesday Joey Loperfido Astros' Joey Loperfido: Heading to bench Wednesday A. DiazAledmys Diaz Y. DiazYainer Diaz
Second Base	J. Altuve Astros' Jose Altuve: Strong performance against Oakland Jose Altuve Astros' Jose Altuve: Strong performance against Oakland	M. Dubon Astros' Mauricio Dubon: Idle Friday Mauricio Dubon Astros' Mauricio Dubon: Idle Friday	A. DiazAledmys Diaz
Shortstop	J. PenaJeremy Pena	M. Dubon Astros' Mauricio Dubon: Idle Friday Mauricio Dubon Astros' Mauricio Dubon: Idle Friday	A. DiazAledmys Diaz
Third Base	A. BregmanAlex Bregman	M. Dubon Astros' Mauricio Dubon: Idle Friday Mauricio Dubon Astros' Mauricio Dubon: Idle Friday	A. DiazAledmys Diaz
Left Field	M. Dubon Astros' Mauricio Dubon: Idle Friday Mauricio Dubon Astros' Mauricio Dubon: Idle Friday	J. Loperfido Astros' Joey Loperfido: Heading to bench Wednesday Joey Loperfido Astros' Joey Loperfido: Heading to bench Wednesday	C. McCormick Astros' Chas McCormick: Smacks fourth homer Chas McCormick Astros' Chas McCormick: Smacks fourth homer Y. AlvarezYordan Alvarez T. CabbageTrey Cabbage A. DiazAledmys Diaz
Center Field	J. MeyersJake Meyers	C. McCormick Astros' Chas McCormick: Smacks fourth homer Chas McCormick Astros' Chas McCormick: Smacks fourth homer	M. Dubon Astros' Mauricio Dubon: Idle Friday Mauricio Dubon Astros' Mauricio Dubon: Idle Friday J. Loperfido Astros' Joey Loperfido: Heading to bench Wednesday Joey Loperfido Astros' Joey Loperfido: Heading to bench Wednesday T. CabbageTrey Cabbage
Right Field	J. Loperfido Astros' Joey Loperfido: Heading to bench Wednesday Joey Loperfido Astros' Joey Loperfido: Heading to bench Wednesday	C. McCormick Astros' Chas McCormick: Smacks fourth homer Chas McCormick Astros' Chas McCormick: Smacks fourth homer	M. Dubon Astros' Mauricio Dubon: Idle Friday Mauricio Dubon Astros' Mauricio Dubon: Idle Friday K. Tucker Astros' Kyle Tucker: Expected back before September Lower Leg: Expected to be out until at least Aug 9 Kyle Tucker Astros' Kyle Tucker: Expected back before September Lower Leg: Expected to be out until at least Aug 9
Designated Hitter	Y. AlvarezYordan Alvarez	Y. DiazYainer Diaz	J. SingletonJonathan Singleton J. Loperfido Astros' Joey Loperfido: Heading to bench Wednesday Joey Loperfido Astros' Joey Loperfido: Heading to bench Wednesday K. Tucker Astros' Kyle Tucker: Expected back before September Lower Leg: Expected to be out until at least Aug 9 Kyle Tucker Astros' Kyle Tucker: Expected back before September Lower Leg: Expected to be out until at least Aug 9 C. McCormick Astros' Chas McCormick: Smacks fourth homer Chas McCormick Astros' Chas McCormick: Smacks fourth homer J. Altuve Astros' Jose Altuve: Strong performance against Oakland Jose Altuve Astros' Jose Altuve: Strong performance against Oakland A. DiazAledmys Diaz

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
J. Verlander Astros' Justin Verlander: Slated for bullpen Neck: Expected to be out until at least Jul 31 Justin Verlander Astros' Justin Verlander: Slated for bullpen Neck: Expected to be out until at least Jul 31	F. ValdezFramber Valdez	R. BlancoRonel Blanco	H. Brown Astros' Hunter Brown: Another strong outing Hunter Brown Astros' Hunter Brown: Another strong outing	S. ArrighettiSpencer Arrighetti

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
J. HaderJosh Hader	R. PresslyRyan Pressly	B. AbreuBryan Abreu T. ScottTayler Scott S. MartinezSeth Martinez R. MonteroRafael Montero D. ColemanDylan Coleman B. KingBryan King S. DubinShawn Dubin O. Ortega Elbow: Out for the season Oliver Ortega Elbow: Out for the season 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: Expected to be out until at least Sep 15 Kendall Graveman Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Sep 15 B. Sousa Shoulder: Out for the season Bennett Sousa Shoulder: Out for the season