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1:24 PM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game in Philadelphia.
7:44 AM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Sunday's win over the Orioles.
6:53 PM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 6-2 loss to the Dodgers.
11:41 AM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) went 2-for-4 with a solo homer in Saturday's win over the Mariners.
7:22 PM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) went 3-for-4 with two RBI in Wednesday's 7-1 win over the Rockies.
4:20 PM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) (finger) is batting fifth and is the designated hitter for Friday's game against the Tigers.
2:46 PM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) manager Joe Espada expects Diaz (finger) to be available to start Friday's game against the Tigers, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
1:20 PM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) (finger) remains out of the lineup for Wednesday's game in San Francisco.
7:06 PM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) (finger) isn't in the Astros' lineup Tuesday versus the Giants.
1:39 PM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) Astros are hopeful Diaz can avoid the injured list after an X-ray and MRI on his right index finger came back negative, Ari Alexander of KPRC 2 in Houston reports.
7:59 PM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) isn't starting Monday's game against the Giants due to soreness and limited range of motion in his right index finger, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
6:59 PM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) is not in the starting lineup for Monday's series opener against the Giants, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
10:18 AM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 4-2 loss to the Cardinals.
12:13 PM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.
12:11 PM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) is not in the starting lineup Saturday versus the Twins.
1:31 PM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) isn't in the Astros' lineup for Thursday's game against the Mariners, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
6:10 PM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) is absent from the lineup for Monday's contest in Seattle.
12:38 PM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Angels.
11:31 AM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against Milwaukee.
10:20 AM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) went 1-for-4 with a double, three RBI and a run scored Thursday against the Athletics.
7:13 PM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Guardians.
5:59 PM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Thursday's 13-3 loss to the Royals.
5:31 PM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Rangers, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
2:23 PM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) general manager Dana Brown confirmed in an interview with Randy McIlvoy of KPRC-TV on Thursday that Diaz "will be the main guy" next season at catcher.
4:08 PM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) is not in the lineup Wednesday for Game 4 of the ALDS against the Twins.
5:38 PM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) will start at designated hitter in Game 3 of the ALDS versus the Twins on Tuesday, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
11:47 AM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) is not in the lineup Sunday against the Royals.
4:55 PM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) is absent from the lineup Friday at Kansas City.
12:51 PM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run and two runs scored Monday against the Rangers.
5:21 PM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.
9:54 AM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Yankees.
1:34 PM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox.
4:29 AM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) went 2-for-2 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 17-4 win over the Tigers.
1:10 PM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.
3:00 AM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) went 0-for-4 with a walk Saturday against the Tigers.
5:22 PM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) was a late addition to Tuesday's lineup against the Red Sox, starting at designated hitter and batting cleanup, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
4:17 PM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) is not in the lineup Tuesday versus the Red Sox.
12:10 PM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) will start at catcher and bat cleanup in Sunday's game against the Mariners.
3:51 PM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) is out of the lineup Thursday against the Yankees.
4:26 PM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers.
7:26 PM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Athletics.
5:49 PM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) is out of the lineup Saturday against the Athletics.
6:18 PM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) is not in the lineup for Friday's game at Oakland.
12:22 PM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) is not in the starting lineup versus the Rockies on Wednesday.
7:34 PM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) went 2-for-4 with two homers, three RBI and two runs scored in Wednesday's 6-4 win over the Rockies.
4:23 PM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.
7:07 AM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 10-8 win over the Mets.
9:20 AM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Wednesday against the Nationals.
4:01 PM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) will serve as Houston's designated hitter and No. 6 batter in Wednesday's game against the Nationals, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
3:54 PM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) is starting at designated hitter and batting eighth Friday in Cleveland.
1:02 PM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a double in Sunday's 2-1 loss to the Twins.
5:30 AM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) went 1-for-2 with a solo home run Wednesday against the Twins.
6:21 AM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's win over the White Sox.
1:27 PM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox, Julia Morales of AT&T SportsNet Southwest reports.
2:40 PM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) is starting in the designated hitter spot and batting sixth for the Astros in Thursday's opener versus the White Sox.
5:48 PM - Yainer Diaz (HOU) will be on the Opening Day roster in Houston, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
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