Alex Bregman
3B FA
Wed 9/26/18 12:43 PM

Bregman is not in the starting lineup versus Toronto on Wednesday, Jake Kaplan of The Athletic reports.
EDGE Analysis
As expected, manager A.J. Hinch decided to rest most of his starters after the club clinched the AL West following Oakland's loss to Seattle on Wednesday. J.D. Davis will start at third base while Bregman heads to the bench.

Alex Bregman
3B FA
Wed 9/26/18 6:55 AM

Bregman went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Blue Jays.
EDGE Analysis
Bregman gave Houston an early lead with a two-run homer in the first inning. It was Bregman's 31st homer of the season and snapped a drought of 14 games without one, a stretch in which the third baseman hit just .163 (8-for-49). With the Astros clinching the AL West on Tuesday, Bregman and other regulars may get some days off over the final five days of the regular season.

Alex Bregman
3B FA
Wed 9/12/18 6:15 PM

Bregman went 2-for-5 with a double, three RBI and a run scored in Wednesday's 5-4 win over the Tigers.
EDGE Analysis
Bregman's two-run double in the fifth gave Houston a lead it would never relinquish. The two RBI were his 99th and 100th of the season while the double was his 50th, making him the only third baseman to his 50 doubles and 30 home runs in a season. The last player to accomplish that feat was Albert Pujols.

Alex Bregman
3B FA
Sat 9/8/18 11:29 PM

Bregman went 1-for-4 with a walk and a solo homer in Saturday's win over the Red Sox.
EDGE Analysis
Bregman's torrid start to September continued Saturday, as the third baseman launched his fifth homer of the month in what was just his seventh game. He's hitting an impressive .480/.567/1.280 with 11 RBI and a 3:5 K:BB over that stretch, bringing his season slash line to .299/.401/.563. He also has 30 homers, 97 RBI and 10 stolen bases.

Alex Bregman
3B FA
Wed 9/5/18 11:35 PM

Bregman went 2-for-3 with a home run, two walks and five RBI in Wednesday's win over the Twins.
EDGE Analysis
It was a monster day at the plate for Bregman, starting off with a two-run homer in the third and capped off by a three-RBI double in the eighth. The 25-year-old is on a tear, homering in four of the last five games while hitting .446 (29-for-65) over his last 17 games, as he moves into the top five in the American League with 96 RBI.

Alex Bregman
3B FA
Thu 8/30/18 4:24 AM

Bregman went 2-for-3 with a double, two walks, an RBI and a run scored in Wednesday's win over the Athletics.
EDGE Analysis
Bregman had multiple hits for the third straight game and has hit safely in 10 straight, batting .475 (19-for-40) with a .543 OBP during the streak. He's reached base safely in all but one game during the month of August.

Alex Bregman
3B FA
Tue 8/28/18 7:10 AM

Bregman went 4-for-5 with a home run, a double, four RBI and two runs scored in Monday's 11-4 win over the Athletics.
EDGE Analysis
Bregman's three-run homer in the eighth inning broke open a close game between the top two teams in the AL West. It was his 25th bomb of the season. Bregman had hit a fallow spell since the All-Star break, like many in the Astros lineup, but he's busted out recently. Following a 15-game stretch in which he had four RBI and a .694 OPS, the third basemen has a 1.218 OPS with three homers and nine RBI over the last 10 games. That suggests the returns of injured stars like Carlos Correa and Jose Altuve are having a positive effect on other hitters in the lineup.

Alex Bregman
3B FA
Sat 8/25/18 8:35 AM

Bregman went 1-for-4 with a walk, a stolen base and a run scored in Friday's 9-3 win over the Angels.
EDGE Analysis
Bregman extended his streak of reaching base safely to 21 games with a fifth-inning single. The third-year infielder raised his on-base percentage to .384, ranking him 15th in MLB. Getting on base that often in the Astros lineup will lead to runs, which it has for Bregman, who has a team-high 83 runs scored (T-10th in MLB).

Alex Bregman
3B FA
Sun 8/19/18 10:36 PM

Bregman went 3-for-5 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored Sunday against the Athletics.
EDGE Analysis
Bregman came through with an RBI single in the third inning and later launched a solo home run in the seventh inning, his 24th of the season. His two homers this series -- he also went deep Friday -- were his first since July 28, though his .522 slugging percentage through 464 at-bats this season outpaces his best career marks by nearly 50 points. While he has only six RBI and eight runs scored in 56 August at-bats, he should benefit as the Astros' lineup returns to full strength with the imminent activation of Jose Altuve (knee) from the disabled list.

Alex Bregman
3B FA
Sat 8/18/18 8:30 AM

Bregman went 1-for-3 with two walks and a solo home run in Friday's 4-3 extra-inning loss to the Athletics.
EDGE Analysis
We remember Bregman's homer barrage earlier this summer when he blasted 17 with 47 RBI and slugged .680 in a 46-game span, but that type of power has disappeared. Prior to Friday's blast, he'd gone 15 games without a home run with four RBI and a .351 slugging percentage. The hope is that now Houston is getting its injured stars back -- Carlos Correa returned last week, George Springer returned Friday and Jose Altuve (knee) is due back next week -- Bregman and the rest of the hitters can resemble the order that produced a 113 wRC+ (3rd in MLB) in the first half of the season.