After roughly 100 games, the Astros finally got Yordan Alvarez back in the lineup. The All-Star slugger, who's hit at least 31 home runs in four straight seasons with an average OPS of .988, is back in the lineup for Houston.

Yordan Alvarez is back for the Houston Astros. It took roughly 100 games, but the superstar slugger has returned to the lineup on Aug. 26 to play his first Majo

Diaz is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rockies due to a hand injury, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports. The 25-year-old was withheld from the lineup for Tuesday's contest and will sit again due to the injury.

In the Astros' series opener against the Colorado Rockies, it was notable that Cam Smith was missing from the lineup, and it was likely due to poor performance. Smith has not recorded a hit in his last seven games and is just one for his last 24. He was hitting .292 on July 5, but now, about a month and a half later, his average sits at .242.

The Astros' 2026 season will begin at home against the Angels but doesn't have many divisional games over the final month-plus.

The Houston Astros will open next season at Daikin Park as Major League Baseball released all 30 schedules earlier this week.

The Astros officially placed Caratini on the seven-day concussion IL on Wednesday, as the catcher goes through the concussion protocol. Before taking a foul ball off the mask in Tuesday night's game, Caratini took a similar hit last weekend against the Orioles.