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The Astros optioned Meyers to Triple-A Sugar Land on Saturday.
Meyers was losing out on playing time to both Taylor Trammell and Brice Matthews, so Matthews will head to Triple-A, where he will serve in an everyday role in the outfield. He has a .580 OPS with one steal, three home runs and 11 RBI across 148 major-league plate appearances this season.
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Astros' Jake Meyers: Loses hold of everyday role
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Meyers is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Tigers.
Riding the bench for a fourth straight game, Meyers appears to have lost his grip on a regular role in the Houston outfield after putting together dismal .203/.261/.317 slash line over 134 plate appearances on the season. Since Meyers was last included in the lineup Monday, Taylor Trammell and Brice Matthews have picked up two starts apiece in center field.
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Astros' Jake Meyers: Sitting again amid struggles
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Meyers is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays.
Houston will send Meyers to the bench for the second day in a row and for the third time in four games. Since coming off the injured list May 19, Meyers has slashed a dismal .188/.233/.294 with a 22.2 percent strikeout rate, and his lack of production appears to have resulted in him fading into more of a part-time role. Brice Matthews will pick up another start in center field at Meyers' expense.
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Astros' Jake Meyers: Out of lineup Tuesday
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Meyers is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's game in Toronto.
Meyers is slashing only .188/.233/.294 in 31 games since coming off the injured list in mid-May, and he's now started only four of the past eight contests. Brice Matthews will patrol center field for the Astros on Tuesday.
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Astros' Jake Meyers: Not in Sunday's lineup
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Meyers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
Meyers started the previous three games but will take a seat Sunday after going 1-for-19 with a walk, a double, an RBI, a run and four strikeouts during that span. Joey Loperfido is manning center field while Yordan Alvarez handles left in the series finale versus Cleveland.
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Astros' Jake Meyers: Out of lineup again Tuesday
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Meyers is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Tigers.
Meyers has now been out of the starting lineup for consecutive games and five times over the Astros' past 12 contests. He's slashing only .220/.277/.339 over 37 contests this season. Brice Matthews will be starting in center field for the second straight day.
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Astros' Jake Meyers: Getting break Monday
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Meyers is not in the lineup for Monday's contest against the Tigers.
Meyers is slashing only .171/.237/.286 so far in June, so he'll get a day to regroup. Taylor Trammell is handling center-field duties for the Astros.
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Astros' Jake Meyers: Not in Friday's lineup
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Meyers is not in the Astros' starting lineup against the Royals on Friday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
Meyers will take a seat while the Astros start Joey Loperfido, Taylor Trammell and Cam Smith in the outfield from left to right. Meyers has gone 4-for-27 (.148) with two RBI over his last nine games.
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Astros' Jake Meyers: Taking seat Monday
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Meyers is absent from the lineup for Monday's contest versus the Angels.
Meyers started all three games in center field over the weekend against the Athletics, but he'll get some rest for Monday's lid lifter versus the Halos. Taylor Trammell will get the call in center field for the Astros.
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Astros' Jake Meyers: RBI double in loss Friday
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Meyers went 2-for-4 with an RBI double in Friday's 5-4 extra-inning loss to the Brewers.
It was Meyers' first multi-hit game since returning from the injured list May 19. During that span, he's gone 5-for-28 (.179) at the plate with one double, one homer, two RBI, two runs scored and a 1:7 BB:K. For the season, Meyers is slashing .215/.278/.354 with two homers, six RBI, seven runs scored, one stolen base and a 5:15 BB:K across 72 plate appearances.
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Astros' Jake Meyers: Idle Thursday
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Meyers isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rangers, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
Meyers has gone 0-for-9 with a walk and a run scored since the beginning of Houston's four-game set with Texas, and he'll take a day to regroup Thursday. Zach Dezenzo, Taylor Trammell and Cam Smith will start across the outfield while Meyers sits.
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Astros' Jake Meyers: Getting rest Tuesday
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Meyers isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rangers, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
Meyers will get a break after going 0-for-5 with a run scored during Monday's contest. While he rests, Taylor Trammell, Brice Matthews and Cam Smith will form the Astros' outfield trio.
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Astros' Jake Meyers: Goes deep against Cubs
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Meyers went 1-for-4 with a solo home run during the Astros' 8-5 win over the Cubs on Sunday.
Meyers opened Sunday's scoring with a solo home run of Shota Imanaga in the second inning. It was Meyers' first extra-base hit since returning from the 15-day injured list Tuesday and his second home run of the season. He is slashing .231/.293/.385 with one steal and five RBI across 58 plate appearances this season.
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Astros' Jake Meyers: Taking seat Saturday
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Meyers isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Cubs.
After going 2-for-11 at the plate in his first three games back from the injured list, Meyers will get a chance to rest Saturday while Brice Matthews starts in center field.
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Astros' Jake Meyers: Reinstated, starting Tuesday
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Meyers (oblique) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list and is starting in center field and batting seventh Tuesday against the Twins, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
Meyers has been sidelined for over a month due to an oblique strain but is back with the Astros after going 1-for-16 during a four-game rehab assignment. The 29-year-old posted a .243/.326/.378 slash line with one homer and one steal in 12 games prior to the injury and should operate as Houston's primary center fielder now that he's healthy.
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Astros' Jake Meyers: Activation imminent
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Meyers (oblique) will join the Astros in Minneapolis and is slated to be activated from the 10-day injured list during the series against the Twins, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
He will not be active for Monday's series opener, but Meyers could return to action Tuesday. The 29-year-old has been sidelined for more than a month with a right oblique strain but has been cleared to return after playing four rehab contests. Once activated, Meyers should receive the lion's share of starts in center field for Houston.
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Astros' Jake Meyers: Rehab assignment on tap
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Meyers (oblique) is slated to begin a rehab assignment this week, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
It's not clear when or where exactly his rehab assignment will get kicked off, but it will be Meyers' first game action in more than a month, as he's been shelved by a Grade 2 right oblique strain. The Astros have been using Brice Matthews and Zach Cole in center field lately, but Meyers could reclaim his spot at the top of the depth chart once he's deemed ready for activation.
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Astros' Jake Meyers: Resumes swinging bat
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The Astros announced Monday that Meyers (oblique) has started swinging a bat and reincorporating other baseball activities, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
Meyers had been shut down after being diagnosed with a Grade 2 right oblique strain over three weeks ago. He will eventually need a rehab assignment once he gets sufficiently ramped up and should be able to return from the injured list before the end of May if all goes well.
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Astros' Daniel Johnson: Catches on with Houston
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Johnson signed a minor-league contract with Triple-A Sugar Land on Sunday and was assigned to Triple-A Sugar Land.
Sugar Land immediately inserted Johnson into its lineup, with the 30-year-old starting in center field and going 1-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a run in a 7-4 extra-inning win over Salt Lake in Sunday's series finale. The addition of Johnson provides Houston with extra organizational depth in the outfield after the big-league roster recently lost Jake Meyers (oblique) and Joey Loperfido (quadriceps) to the injured list. Johnson previously saw MLB action last season between stops with the Giants and Orioles, slashing just .189/.246/.302 with one home run and two stolen bases across 57 plate appearances.
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Astros' Jake Meyers: Diagnosed with Grade 2 strain
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The Astros placed Meyers on the 10-day injured list Friday with a Grade 2 right oblique strain, retroactive to Thursday.
Meyers was pulled from Wednesday's contest with lower-back tightness, and imaging later revealed the outfielder had suffered a significant strain. The Astros haven't yet provided a timeline for his return, but he will almost certainly miss more than the 10-day minimum. Taylor Trammell was selected from Triple-A Sugar Land to replenish Houston's outfield depth, and Joey Loperfido and Brice Matthews are candidates to receive more starts in center field while Meyers is sidelined.
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