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Caratini is absent from Sunday's lineup against Cleveland. Cesar Salazar will start behind home plate and bat ninth in the Astros' regular-season finale while Yainer Diaz is the DH. Since Sept. 1, Caratini has slashed .261/.329/.377 with two home runs and eight RBI across 76 plate appearances.
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Caratini went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run, an additional run and a walk against the Angels in Saturday's 10-4 victory. Caratini blew the game open for Houston in the third inning, belting a three-run shot off Angels starter Reid Detmers to increase the Astros' lead to 6-1. It was the third straight start for Caratini, who played first base Saturday after serving as Houston's catcher Thursday and Friday. Caratini is batting .289 (13-for-45) with five RBI through 15 games in September.
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Caratini is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Padres. Caratini is on the bench for the second day in a row after he had previously started four consecutive games. He should continue to see semi-regular playing time while the Astros have been rotating a number of players at first base, including Caratini and fellow catcher Yainer Diaz.
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Caratini is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Reds. Caratini had seen an uptick in playing time lately while the Astros continue to rotate a number of different players at first base, but he'll hit the bench for a second straight matchup against a right-handed pitcher. The lefty-hitting Jon Singleton has started at first base in both of those games and looks to be the Astros' preferred option for now, though he doesn't have much job security.
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Caratini is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals. Caratini picked up starts at first base and catcher Friday and Saturday, respectively, but he'll hit the bench for the finale. Yainer Diaz will work behind the plate Sunday, while Jon Singleton gets the nod at first base. The Astros are likely to rotate Caratini, Singleton and Zach Dezenzo at first base until somebody performs well enough to take control of the job.
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| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | KO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | HOU | 87 | 245 | 30 | 66 | 8 | 30 | 23 | 53 | 0 | .269 |
| 2023 | MIL | 62 | 201 | 23 | 52 | 7 | 25 | 19 | 45 | 1 | .258 |
| 2022 | MIL | 96 | 272 | 26 | 54 | 9 | 34 | 31 | 67 | 0 | .198 |
Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | KO | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/29 | @  |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/28 | @ |
4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 9/27 | @ |
5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9/25 | vs  |
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9/24 | vs |
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9/23 | vs |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9/22 | vs  |
5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |