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Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	M. MaldonadoMartin Maldonado	Y. DiazYainer Diaz	—
First Base	J. AbreuJose Abreu	J. SingletonJonathan Singleton	Y. DiazYainer Diaz G. KessingerGrae Kessinger M. DubonMauricio Dubon M. Brantley Astros' Michael Brantley: Remains out Friday Undisclosed: Probable for Sep 23 Michael Brantley Astros' Michael Brantley: Remains out Friday Undisclosed: Probable for Sep 23
Second Base	J. AltuveJose Altuve	M. DubonMauricio Dubon	G. KessingerGrae Kessinger
Shortstop	J. PenaJeremy Pena	M. DubonMauricio Dubon	G. KessingerGrae Kessinger
Third Base	A. BregmanAlex Bregman	G. KessingerGrae Kessinger	M. DubonMauricio Dubon
Left Field	Y. Alvarez Astros' Yordan Alvarez: Limited to DH with elbow issue Yordan Alvarez Astros' Yordan Alvarez: Limited to DH with elbow issue	M. Brantley Astros' Michael Brantley: Remains out Friday Undisclosed: Probable for Sep 23 Michael Brantley Astros' Michael Brantley: Remains out Friday Undisclosed: Probable for Sep 23	C. McCormick Astros' Chas McCormick: Goes deep in loss Chas McCormick Astros' Chas McCormick: Goes deep in loss M. DubonMauricio Dubon Y. DiazYainer Diaz
Center Field	C. McCormick Astros' Chas McCormick: Goes deep in loss Chas McCormick Astros' Chas McCormick: Goes deep in loss	J. MeyersJake Meyers	M. DubonMauricio Dubon
Right Field	K. TuckerKyle Tucker	C. McCormick Astros' Chas McCormick: Goes deep in loss Chas McCormick Astros' Chas McCormick: Goes deep in loss	M. DubonMauricio Dubon
Designated Hitter	M. Brantley Astros' Michael Brantley: Remains out Friday Undisclosed: Probable for Sep 23 Michael Brantley Astros' Michael Brantley: Remains out Friday Undisclosed: Probable for Sep 23	Y. Alvarez Astros' Yordan Alvarez: Limited to DH with elbow issue Yordan Alvarez Astros' Yordan Alvarez: Limited to DH with elbow issue	Y. DiazYainer Diaz J. SingletonJonathan Singleton J. AbreuJose Abreu K. TuckerKyle Tucker C. McCormick Astros' Chas McCormick: Goes deep in loss Chas McCormick Astros' Chas McCormick: Goes deep in loss J. AltuveJose Altuve

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
J. VerlanderJustin Verlander	F. Valdez Astros' Framber Valdez: Stumbles against Royals Framber Valdez Astros' Framber Valdez: Stumbles against Royals	H. BrownHunter Brown	C. Javier Astros' Cristian Javier: Logs 11 strikeouts in no-decision Cristian Javier Astros' Cristian Javier: Logs 11 strikeouts in no-decision	J. FranceJ.P. France

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
R. Pressly Astros' Ryan Pressly: Picks up fourth win Ryan Pressly Astros' Ryan Pressly: Picks up fourth win	B. Abreu Astros' Bryan Abreu: Gets four outs Wednesday Bryan Abreu Astros' Bryan Abreu: Gets four outs Wednesday	K. GravemanKendall Graveman H. NerisHector Neris R. MonteroRafael Montero P. MatonPhil Maton R. Stanek Astros' Ryne Stanek: Back from IL Ryne Stanek Astros' Ryne Stanek: Back from IL J. UrquidyJose Urquidy B. SousaBennett Sousa