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HOU • Catcher • #21
2 months ago
Diaz would have finished up at 19 homers and 68 RBI with a .694 OPS had he sat this one out. Instead, he comes in at 20 homers and 70 RBI with a .701 OPS, all of which looks quite a bit better. Considering that his defense still draws mixed reviews, it wouldn’t be all that surprising to see Díaz become available in trade this winter. Still, the Astros would probably need to be able to re-sign Victor Caratini before weighing such a move.
HOU • Catcher • #21
3 months ago
Diaz got the scoring started in the second inning as he plated Christian Walker with an RBI single off of Bryce Elder. The 26-year-old backstop then raced around to score on Jeremy Peña’s two-run double. With his three-hit attack, Diaz is now slashing .259/.288/.422 with 19 homers and 64 RBI on the season.
HOU • Catcher • #21
3 months ago
In a game starved for offense, Diaz had the big hit with a solo home run off Blue Jays’ closer Jeff Hoffman in the ninth inning that proved to be the difference. He drove in the first run of the night too with a double in the second inning and hit each at least 104 mph.
HOU • Catcher • #21
3 months ago
Diaz returned to Houston’s lineup for Friday’s series opener following a three-game absence due to left wrist soreness. The 26-year-old backstop managed to avoid a trip to the injured list, but the Astros may continue to limit his workload in an effort to get him back to full strength.
HOU • Catcher • #21
3 months ago
Diaz returned to Houston’s lineup for Friday’s series opener following a three-game absence due to left wrist soreness. The 26-year-old backstop managed to avoid a trip to the injured list, but the Astros may continue to limit his workload in an effort to get him back to full strength.
HOU • Catcher • #21
3 months ago
Diaz is out as he continues to deal with soreness in his wrist. The 26-year-old will miss at least one ore game with César Salazar getting the start behind the plate.
Source: MLB.com
HOU • Catcher • #21
3 months ago
Diaz is still recovering from being hit by a pitch on the left wrist during Sunday’s series finale against the Orioles. It doesn’t sound like a serious concern since he’ll be available off the bench, if needed in an emergency. It’ll be César Salazar taking over behind the plate on Wednesday night since backup catcher Victor Caratini is in concussion protocol.
Source: MLB.com
HOU • Catcher • #21
4 months ago
Diaz did his damage off of Orioles’ starter Brandon Young in the third inning with a 402-foot (101.9 mph EV) two-run blast that extended the Astros’ advantage to 7-1. The 26-year-old backstop is now slashing a solid .254/.283/.419 on the season with 18 homers and 55 RBI in his first 458 plate appearances.
HOU • Catcher • #21
4 months ago
Jeremy Peña led off the bottom of the first with a homer, but Diaz was responsible for Houston’s other three runs tonight. It’s good timing for Diaz with Yordan Alvarez set to face live pitching this weekend and perhaps returning late next week. The Astros have been using Diaz and Victor Caratini at the same time a lot during Alvarez’s absence, but that will stop once the DH spot is again spoken for.
HOU • Catcher • #21
4 months ago
The Astros got all of their runs off starter Cal Quantrill tonight, with Jose Altuve also contributing a two-run homer. Diaz is 11-for-28 with three homers and 10 RBI in his last seven games, raising his OPS from .674 to .710.
HOU • Catcher • #21
4 months ago
Diaz has been one of the game’s unluckiest hitters this year, if you believe Statcast, but maybe things are starting to change now. He also had three hits and a homer last night, and he finished today’s game with a .700 OPS (.702, to be exact) for the first time since coming in at .833 on Opening Day.
HOU • Catcher • #21
4 months ago
Díaz knocked a base hit to lead off the second inning, then took Michael Soroka deep for a solo homer in the fourth. He later led off the seventh with a single and scored on a groundout. The 26-year-old backstop is slashing .249/.281/.410 with 14 homers and 41 RBI across 381 plate appearances.
HOU • Catcher • #21
5 months ago
The hard-hitting backstop had started five of the team’s last six games, with four of those starts coming behind the dish, so he’ll get a breather in this one. Victor Caratini will slide behind the dish and will do the catching for Jason Alexander on Thursday night.
Source: MLB
HOU • Catcher • #21
5 months ago
Diaz also homered Saturday, and he now has a season high .691 OPS. He’s hit .271/.298/.453 in 70 games since overcoming an ugly 2-for-33 start in his first nine games this season.
HOU • Catcher • #21
5 months ago
Diaz will get a break with Victor Caratini getting the start behind the plate, Jose Altuve getting a break from the field as the DH and Cooper Hummel getting the start in left.
Source: MLB.com
HOU • Catcher • #21
6 months ago
The 26-year-old backstop drove in a run with an RBI double off of Davis Martin in the third inning, increasing the Astros’ lead to 3-1. He also singled in the first and eighth innings but was left stranded both times. With his three-hit attack, Diaz is now hitting .248/.282/.398 with eight homers and 28 RBI on the season.
HOU • Catcher • #21
6 months ago
Diaz knocked a base hit to lead off the fifth inning and scored the Astros’ first run on a base hit by Jeremy Peña. He then slugged a two-run homer off Gavin Williams in the sixth for his eighth home run of the season. The 26-year-old backstop is hitting .232/.267/.384 with 22 runs scored and 26 RBI across 221 plate appearances.
HOU • Catcher • #21
6 months ago
In what’s been a rough season to this point, it was nice to see Diaz have a signature moment. The Astros got a heroic performance from Framber Valdez in a three-hit, complete game and thankfully their offense did just enough late in this game to get him the victory. Diaz nearly put one out in the fifth inning as well and hit three balls over 100 mph in total and hit another home run last night. Hopefully he’s ready to turn a corner and start a hot streak.
HOU • Catcher • #21
6 months ago
The 26-year-old backstop got the Astros on the board with a gargantuan 430-foot (107.0 mph EV) solo shot off of Shane Baz in the fourth inning. Diaz also smacked a two-out single off of Baz in the sixth inning but wound up getting stranded at third base. With his two-hit evening, Diaz is now slashing a disappointing .236/.276/.379 with six long balls and 23 RBI on the season.
HOU • Catcher • #21
7 months ago
It appears to be a routine off day for Diaz after making 17 consecutive starts between catcher and DH since May 2. It’ll be Victor Caratini handling the catching duties with rookie Zach Dezenzo getting a turn at DH.
Source: MLB.com
HOU • Catcher • #21
7 months ago
Diaz’ home run was his fourth of the season. The 26-year-old catcher was 2-for-33 (.061) with no home runs and one RBI in his first nine games this year. Since then, he’s 29-for-97 (.298) with four home runs and 20 RBI in 25 games. It looks like one of the best hitting catchers in all of baseball is back to normal after a slow start at the plate this season.
HOU • Catcher • #21
7 months ago
Finally, some genuine signs of life from Diaz. He was just a few feet shy of a two-homer game as his double fell just short of the wall and he scorched each of those hits at least 104 mph off the bat. He’s recorded a hit in seven of his last nine games and over that span took a paltry .404 OPS all the way up to a still very mediocre .597 OPS.
HOU • Catcher • #21
8 months ago
Diaz really needed a game like this. Hit-less in seven of his nine games this season, he teed off on the Angels bullpen in this one. His fifth inning grand slam broke the game open and his sixth inning double was tattooed as well. Hopefully he can build on this because he’s had one of the worst starts for any hitter in the league and he still has a lowly .432 OPS even after this huge performance. In the end, the Astros pulverized the Angels and reminded them who the top dogs still are in the AL West.