Walker is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.
With Houston having been officially eliminated from playoff contention following Saturday's action, Walker and other key regulars will sit for the season finale. Victor Caratini will step in at first base in place of Walker, who has hit .238 with 27 home runs, two stolen bases, 88 RBI and 72 runs over 154 games during his first campaign in Houston.
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Astros' Christian Walker: Two more homers in win
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Walker went 2-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Angels.
Walker's bat has sparked late in the season. He has gone 9-for-25 (.360) over his last six games while smacking four homers in that span, giving him 27 long balls on the year. He's added a .238/.297/.421 slash line with 88 RBI, 72 runs scored, two stolen bases and 24 doubles over 154 contests. His rate stats have been down across the board, but staying relatively healthy has kept his counting stats from dropping too far.
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Astros' Christian Walker: Slugs homer No. 25
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Walker went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 4-3 loss to the Angels.
The veteran first baseman took Kyle Hendricks deep in the fourth inning to open the scoring. Walker had a rough start to his first campaign in Houston, but since the beginning of July he's slashing .261/.316/.467, a performance in line with his last few years with Arizona. Friday's homer was Walker's 25th, a mark he's reached in four straight seasons, and he needs four more RBI in the final two games to reach 90 for the third time in his career.
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Astros' Christian Walker: Tallies three RBI vs. A's
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Walker went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and two additional RBI during the Astros' 11-5 win over the Athletics on Thursday.
Walker collected an RBI in three separate plate appearances and capped things off with a solo shot to left field in the eighth to give the Astros a 10-run lead. Walker has seemingly broken out of his mini-slump, logging at least one hit in each of his last four games while going 6-for-17 (.353) over that span. He'll look to help the Astros make a final push for the playoffs in the upcoming weekend road series against the Angels.
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Astros' Christian Walker: Sitting amid slump
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Walker is not in Saturday's lineup against the Mariners, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Walker is hitless with nine strikeouts in his last four games, so he's getting a day to clear his head. Victor Caratini gets the start at first base, batting fifth.
Walker went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and an additional run scored during Houston's 6-2 win over Atlanta on Saturday.
Walker extended the Astros' lead to 6-0 in the third inning with a two-run shot off Bryce Elder. It was Walker's 23rd homer of the season, which is three shy from his 2024 total. He has gone 12-for-46 (.261) with one steal, two home runs, six RBI and eight runs scored in 12 games since the start of September.
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Astros' Christian Walker: Pops 22nd homer
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Walker went 2-for-5 with a home run, a double, two runs scored and two RBI on Saturday against the Rangers.
Walker contributed to the Astros' 11-run outburst early on, popping a leadoff homer in the third inning before driving in another run on a double in the eighth frame. He now has 22 home runs on the season, six of which have come in his last 16 starts. While Walker's power production has evened out over the course of the campaign, his strikeout rate remains inflated at 27.2 percent, leaving him with only a .234 batting average.
Astros' Christian Walker: Getting breather Wednesday
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Walker is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees.
Walker will get a routine breather after he started in each of the previous 15 contests. The Astros will go with the freshly activated Victor Caratini at first base as they try to even the series against the Yankees.
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Astros' Christian Walker: First multi-homer game this season
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Walker went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs in Thursday's 4-3 win over Colorado.
Walker delivered his first multi-homer game of the season, and he continues to provide healthy production since the start of July. Over his last 200 plate appearances, the slugging first baseman is slashing .279/.345/.514 with 11 long balls, nine doubles and 37 RBI. Walker also has at least one hit in six of his last seven outings.
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Astros' Christian Walker: Comes up clutch Saturday
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Walker went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored in Saturday's 9-8 win over the Orioles.
Walker singled and scored in the first inning before breaking a 7-7 tie with a two-run blast in the seventh. The first baseman has now homered in three straight games and has tallied 11 extra-base hits and 17 RBI through 20 August contests. For the year, he's slashing .237/.303/.407 with 19 long balls, 72 RBI, 57 runs scored and a stolen base across 519 plate appearances.
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Astros' Christian Walker: Homers early in win
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Walker went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run, a double and a second run scored in Thursday's 7-2 win over the Orioles.
Walker had gone 11 games without a homer, batting a paltry .179 (7-for-39) with three doubles and four RBI in that span. He made his impact early Thursday, giving Houston a 2-0 lead in the first inning. Walker is up to 17 long balls this season while adding 67 RBI, 54 runs scored, one stolen base, 21 doubles and a .235/.302/.396 slash line over 121 contests. He is likely to finish with his lowest homer total since 2021, though he should still be able to eclipse 20 long balls for a fourth straight year.
Walker is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
It's a rare off day for Walker, who started the previous 30 games after spending a few days on the paternity list in early July. The first baseman is batting just .216 (11-for-51) in August but has four doubles, three homers and a 9:14 BB:K.
Walker went 3-for-4 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored Sunday against the Yankees.
Walker played a key role in a few of Houston's rallies Sunday, beginning with an RBI double in the third inning. The performance marked his fourth mult-hit game in his last 11 starts, during which he's gone 11-for-42 with three homers, 10 RBI and 10 runs scored.
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Astros' Christian Walker: Stays hot with two-run blast
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Walker went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, a walk and an additional run scored in Wednesday's 6-4 loss to Miami.
The 34-year-old first baseman swatted his 16th long ball of the year, and he continues to dig his way out of the early season slump that saw him post a .635 OPS through June 29. Over 124 plate appearances (28 games) since the beginning of July, Walker is slashing .306/.363/.514 with six big flies, five doubles and 24 RBI, bringing his OPS for the campaign up to .700.
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