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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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Astros' Victor Caratini: Could join Astros on Monday
Victor Caratini (hip) will play in rehab games at Double-A Corpus Christi on Saturday and Sunday before joining the Houston Astros on Monday in Oakland, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.The Astros begin a three-game set against the Athletics on Monday, and Caratini is on track to return from his rehab assignment for the start of the series. The catcher has been recovering from a strained left hip and will have completed five rehab games when he rejoins the big-league club. Cesar Salazar will likely be optioned once Caratini is activated.
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Astros' Victor Caratini: Rehab moved to Double-A
Victor Caratini (hip) will continue his minor-league rehab assignment at Double-A Corpus Christi on Friday, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.Caratini went 2-for-5 in two games with the Houston Astros' Florida Complex League affiliate. The catcher has been on the shelf since June 21 and was initially given a three-to-four week timetable for his return. Caratini is on track to rejoin the Astros before the end of July.
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Astros' Victor Caratini: Starting rehab assignment
The Houston Astros sent Victor Caratini (hip) to the rookie-level Florida Complex League on Tuesday to begin a rehab assignment.Caratini has been shelved since late June with a left hip flexor strain but has been cleared for rehab games. The veteran catcher shouldn't need an extended rehab assignment before being activated from the 10-day injured list, with a return early on in the second half a likely outcome.
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