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Astros' Victor Caratini: Sitting Sunday
Victor Caratini is absent from Sunday's lineup against Cleveland.Cesar Salazar will start behind home plate and bat ninth in the Houston 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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Astros' Victor Caratini: Drives in three runs Saturday
Victor 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 Houston 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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Astros' Victor Caratini: Sitting Wednesday
Victor 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 Houston Astros have been rotating a number of players at first base, including Caratini and fellow catcher Yainer Diaz.
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Astros' Victor Caratini: On bench for second straight
Victor Caratini is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Reds.Caratini had seen an uptick in playing time lately while the Houston 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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Astros' Victor Caratini: Getting day off
Victor 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 Houston 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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Astros' Victor Caratini: Resting Friday
Victor Caratini is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Orioles.After making back-to-back starts behind the dish, Caratini will get the night off Friday. With Yainer Diaz seeing more work at first base, Caratini should see plenty of action behind the plate in the closing weeks of the regular season.
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Astros' Victor Caratini: On bench for second straight game
Victor Caratini is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.Caratini's playing time had been trending up while the Houston Astros had shown more of a willingness to play Yordan Alvarez in left field of late, but the former now finds himself on the bench for the second day in a row. Assuming Alvarez gets the bulk of his starts at DH moving forward, Yainer Diaz will continue to serve as the Astros' top backstop, which closes off Caratini's path to steady starts.
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Astros' Victor Caratini: Playing time picking up
Victor Caratini will start at designated hitter and bat eighth in Wednesday's game against the Pirates, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.The Houston Astros have shown more of a willingness to use Yordan Alvarez in left field of late, and it's helped open up more playing time for Caratini. He's now started in three of the last four games, with the previous two starts coming at catcher while fellow backstop Yainer Diaz served as Houston's DH. In addition to providing quality defense behind the plate, Caratini has held his own with the bat this season, hitting .276 with five home runs and 19 RBI over 128 plate appearances.
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Astros' Victor Caratini: Swats solo home run
Victor Caratini went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 8-2 loss to the Athletics.Caratini put the Houston Astros on the board in the third with a solo home run to right field off Osvaldo Bido. The long ball was his first hit since being activated off the injured list Monday after being out for just over a month with a strained left hip. The 30-year-old is slashing .257/.294/.459 with five homers, 18 RBI, 14 runs and a 5:16 BB:K in 119 plate appearances.
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Astros' Victor Caratini: Activated off injured list
The Houston Astros activated Victor Caratini (hip) from the 10-day injured list Monday, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.Caratini completed four rehab outings during his recovery from a strained left hip, going 4-for-10 with one home run and two RBI. To make room for Caratini on the 26-man roster, the Astros optioned Cesar Salazar to Triple-A Sugar Land.
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