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Lucas Harrell - S - Astros

Lucas Harrell outdueled Clayton Kershaw beat the Dodgers by allowing one run and five hits in 7 1/3 innings Friday.

Harrell won despite not getting a single strikeout. What he did do was post a 16/3 GB/FB ratio. He's now 4-3 with a 3.72 ERA in his nine starts for the Astros. He's still not a very good bet to provide lasting value in NL-only leagues, but he's been exactly what Houston needed him to be.
May 26 - 3:00 AM
J.D. Martinez - OF - Astros

J.D. Martinez had another nice game Friday, going 2-for-4 with a two-run homer off Clayton Kershaw.

Previously in a 5-for-54 slump, Martinez has five hits his last two games, taking his average from .219 back up to .243.
May 26 - 2:57 AM
Jordan Schafer - OF - Astros

Jordan Schafer (toe) was out of the Astros' starting lineup for the second straight game Friday.

Schafer fouled a ball off his toe earlier this week and is still dealing with some swelling. He's no sure thing to play Saturday, either.
Source: Astros.mlb.com
May 25 - 10:30 PM
Wandy Rodriguez - S - Astros

Wandy Rodriguez scattered eight hits and one run across seven innings on Wednesday, improving to 4-4 in Houston's 5-1 win over the Cubs.

Rodriguez struck out five and walked none in his eighth quality start in 10 outings this season. His only real mistake came in the first, where he served up a solo home run to Reed Johnson. Now the owner of a 2.14 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and 45/15 K/BB ratio through his first 67 1/3 innings, Rodriguez will get the Rockies in Colorado on Monday. Despite his hot start, you may want to keep him benched for that one.
May 23 - 11:28 PM
J.D. Martinez - OF - Astros

J.D. Martinez went 3-for-4 with a triple, run scored and three RBI in Wednesday's win over the Cubs.

It's been tough sledding for Martinez in the month of May, though he's now batting .286 over his past eight games, and still boasts a .342 on-base percentage on the year. Martinez was bound to experience some struggles as the league made its initial wave of adjustments on him, but we still like his long-term fantasy potential. He's an excellent mixed-league flier if an impatient owner cut him loose.
May 23 - 11:21 PM
Jordan Schafer - OF - Astros

Astros manager Brad Mills hopes Jordan Schafer (toe) will be ready to return to the lineup Friday following Thursday's off day.

Schafer is not playing Wednesday due to a right big toe ailment. "I guess [Tuesday] night, in the middle of the night, it started acting up again and he had to go the doctor this morning, and they took part of the toenail, from what I understand," Mills said. "He went back and went to bed and came back to the ballpark at 2:30 [p.m. CT] and he tried to put on his shoe and do some running and couldn't. We're hoping all will be OK when we go on this trip."
Source: Astros.mlb.com
May 23 - 9:36 PM
Jordan Schafer - OF - Astros

Jordan Schafer is not in Wednesday's starting lineup because of a big toe injury.

Schafer also missed time earlier this week with a lower leg muscle strain. The 25-year-old center fielder is hitting .248/.325/.333 with two homers and 13 stolen bases.
Source: Brian McTaggart on Twitter
May 23 - 5:20 PM
Jose Altuve - 2B - Astros

Jose Altuve led off Tuesday's game with a solo home run off the Cubs' Travis Wood, helping to deliver the Astros a 2-1 victory over the Northsiders.

Altuve finished the game 2-for-4, adding his ninth double of the season. He's now hitting .315 and has shown surprising power out of the leadoff spot for the Astros with his three homers and 14 RBI. At just 22 years old, the Houston second baseman is already blossoming into one of the most electric players in the National League.
May 22 - 11:53 PM
J.A. Happ - S - Astros

J.A. Happ pitched well in a win over the Cubs on Tuesday, surrendering just one run on five hits over his six innings of work.

Happ fanned six and walked just two. The lone mark against him in the game was Alfonso Soriano's solo home run leading off the fourth inning. With the victory, Happ improves to 4-3 on the season. But he should remain on fantasy waiver wires when he takes on the Rockies at Coors Field on Monday.
May 22 - 11:48 PM
Chris Johnson - 3B - Astros

Chris Johnson was ejected from Tuesday's game after slamming his helmet to the ground in protest of a call at first base.

It was a culmination of frustration for Johnson, as he was also unhappy with a called strike three in his first at-bat. Matt Downs replaced him at third base.
Source: Zachary Levine on Twitter
May 22 - 9:33 PM
Jordan Schafer - OF - Astros

Jordan Schafer (leg) is back in Tuesday's lineup against the Cubs.

Schafer sat out the previous two games with a lower leg muscle strain. He'll bat eighth and play center field Tuesday while Jose Altuve and Jed Lowrie occupy the top two spots in the lineup. Justin Maxwell will start in right field and bat third against the left-hander Travis Wood.
Related: Justin Maxwell, Jed Lowrie, Jose Altuve
Source: MLBlogs.com
May 22 - 3:36 PM
Enerio Del Rosario - R - Astros

Enerio Del Rosario gave up three runs on four hits in one inning Monday against the Cubs.

His appearance came only hours after being called up to replace Jordan Lyles on the active roster. Del Rosario pitched around a leadoff single in the eighth inning but came undone in the ninth, surrendering three straight hits before getting pulled. He was unremarkable in 53 major league innings last season, posting a 4.58 ERA and 1.70 WHIP.
May 22 - 6:38 AM
Bud Norris - S - Astros

Bud Norris improved to 5-1 on the year by tossing seven shutout frames in an 8-4 win over the Cubs on Monday night.

Norris allowed five hits while striking out eight and walking three. He has allowed just one run in 26 innings this month, lowering his ERA from 4.58 to 3.14 in the process. If for some reason he's still sitting on the waiver wire in your league, pounce immediately.
May 21 - 11:49 PM
Chris Johnson - 3B - Astros

Chris Johnson went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer and two runs scored Monday against the Cubs.

It was his fifth home run of the season and his first since May 9. Johnson has only walked five times thus far, hence his mediocre .318 on-base percentage, but he still has a solid .286 batting average through 38 games. We still have our doubts about whether he'll be able to keep it up, but he's worth a shot outside of shallow mixed leagues.
May 21 - 11:48 PM
Armando Galarraga - S - Astros

Astros signed RHP Armando Galarraga to a minor league contract.

Galarraga will throw a couple of bullpen sessions in Kissimmee, Florida before joining the starting rotation with Triple-A Oklahoma City. The 30-year-old right-hander owns a 4.69 ERA in the majors, including a 5.91 ERA in eight starts with the Diamondbacks last year.
Source: MLBlogs.com
May 21 - 6:41 PM

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