Os Astros retiraram o catcher Yainer Diaz depois da derrota para os Cardinals. Astros benched struggling catcher Yainer Diaz after loss to Cardinals.

Os Houston Astros procuram recuperar depois de uma derrota por 9-4 para os St. Louis Cardinals, com o catcher Yainer Diaz no banco. The Houston Astros seek to bounce back after a 9-4 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals, with struggling catcher Yainer Diaz benched. O gerente Joe Espada está a ajudar o Diaz a aperfeiçoar a sua abordagem. Manager Joe Espada is helping Diaz refine his approach. Lance McCullers Jr. começa no sábado para Houston, enquanto os Cardinals contam com Andre Pallante e anunciaram que o direito Richard Fitts teve uma cirurgia de fim de temporada. Lance McCullers Jr. starts Saturday for Houston, while the Cardinals counter with Andre Pallante and announced right-hander Richard Fitts had season-ending surgery.