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Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	Y. DiazYainer Diaz	V. Caratini Astros' Victor Caratini: Sitting Wednesday Victor Caratini Astros' Victor Caratini: Sitting Wednesday	C. SalazarCesar Salazar
First Base	J. SingletonJonathan Singleton	Y. DiazYainer Diaz	V. Caratini Astros' Victor Caratini: Sitting Wednesday Victor Caratini Astros' Victor Caratini: Sitting Wednesday S. WhitcombShay Whitcomb M. Dubon Astros' Mauricio Dubon: Getting eighth straight start Mauricio Dubon Astros' Mauricio Dubon: Getting eighth straight start G. KessingerGrae Kessinger
Second Base	J. Altuve Astros' Jose Altuve: Absent from Houston lineup Jose Altuve Astros' Jose Altuve: Absent from Houston lineup	M. Dubon Astros' Mauricio Dubon: Getting eighth straight start Mauricio Dubon Astros' Mauricio Dubon: Getting eighth straight start	S. WhitcombShay Whitcomb G. KessingerGrae Kessinger
Shortstop	J. PenaJeremy Pena	S. WhitcombShay Whitcomb	G. KessingerGrae Kessinger M. Dubon Astros' Mauricio Dubon: Getting eighth straight start Mauricio Dubon Astros' Mauricio Dubon: Getting eighth straight start
Third Base	A. BregmanAlex Bregman	M. Dubon Astros' Mauricio Dubon: Getting eighth straight start Mauricio Dubon Astros' Mauricio Dubon: Getting eighth straight start	S. WhitcombShay Whitcomb G. KessingerGrae Kessinger
Left Field	J. Heyward Astros' Jason Heyward: Not in lineup Thursday Jason Heyward Astros' Jason Heyward: Not in lineup Thursday	M. Dubon Astros' Mauricio Dubon: Getting eighth straight start Mauricio Dubon Astros' Mauricio Dubon: Getting eighth straight start	Y. AlvarezYordan Alvarez C. McCormick Hand: Expected to be out until at least Sep 27 Chas McCormick Hand: Expected to be out until at least Sep 27 S. WhitcombShay Whitcomb B. Gamel Lower Leg: Expected to be out until at least Sep 25 Ben Gamel Lower Leg: Expected to be out until at least Sep 25
Center Field	J. MeyersJake Meyers	C. McCormick Hand: Expected to be out until at least Sep 27 Chas McCormick Hand: Expected to be out until at least Sep 27	M. Dubon Astros' Mauricio Dubon: Getting eighth straight start Mauricio Dubon Astros' Mauricio Dubon: Getting eighth straight start S. WhitcombShay Whitcomb J. Heyward Astros' Jason Heyward: Not in lineup Thursday Jason Heyward Astros' Jason Heyward: Not in lineup Thursday B. Gamel Lower Leg: Expected to be out until at least Sep 25 Ben Gamel Lower Leg: Expected to be out until at least Sep 25
Right Field	K. Tucker Astros' Kyle Tucker: Taking seat Wednesday Kyle Tucker Astros' Kyle Tucker: Taking seat Wednesday	C. McCormick Hand: Expected to be out until at least Sep 27 Chas McCormick Hand: Expected to be out until at least Sep 27	J. Heyward Astros' Jason Heyward: Not in lineup Thursday Jason Heyward Astros' Jason Heyward: Not in lineup Thursday M. Dubon Astros' Mauricio Dubon: Getting eighth straight start Mauricio Dubon Astros' Mauricio Dubon: Getting eighth straight start S. WhitcombShay Whitcomb B. Gamel Lower Leg: Expected to be out until at least Sep 25 Ben Gamel Lower Leg: Expected to be out until at least Sep 25
Designated Hitter	Y. AlvarezYordan Alvarez	K. Tucker Astros' Kyle Tucker: Taking seat Wednesday Kyle Tucker Astros' Kyle Tucker: Taking seat Wednesday	A. BregmanAlex Bregman Y. DiazYainer Diaz S. WhitcombShay Whitcomb J. SingletonJonathan Singleton J. Altuve Astros' Jose Altuve: Absent from Houston lineup Jose Altuve Astros' Jose Altuve: Absent from Houston lineup

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
J. VerlanderJustin Verlander	F. Valdez Astros' Framber Valdez: Outdueled by Cease Framber Valdez Astros' Framber Valdez: Outdueled by Cease	H. BrownHunter Brown	Y. KikuchiYusei Kikuchi	S. ArrighettiSpencer Arrighetti

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
J. Hader Astros' Josh Hader: Picks up win Josh Hader Astros' Josh Hader: Picks up win	R. PresslyRyan Pressly	B. AbreuBryan Abreu H. Neris Astros' Hector Neris: First 2024 save with Houston Hector Neris Astros' Hector Neris: First 2024 save with Houston T. ScottTayler Scott C. FergusonCaleb Ferguson K. OrtKaleb Ort B. KingBryan King P. Murfee Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Sep 20 Penn Murfee Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Sep 20 K. Graveman Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Sep 27 Kendall Graveman Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Sep 27 O. Ortega Elbow: Out for the season Oliver Ortega Elbow: Out for the season B. Sousa Shoulder: Out for the season Bennett Sousa Shoulder: Out for the season