Chas McCormick
OF FA
Mon 6/5/23 3:50 PM

McCormick will sit Monday versus Toronto.
EDGE Analysis
McCormick will get a day off after he went 5-for-11 with a homer, a double, two RBI and two runs scored over the three-game series with the Angels. Jake Meyers will draw the start in center field and bat ninth in the series opener with the Blue Jays.

Chas McCormick
OF FA
Sat 6/3/23 11:14 PM

McCormick went 2-for-5 with a home run, a double and two total RBI in a 9-6 victory versus the Angels on Saturday.
EDGE Analysis
McCormick broke a 1-1 tie with an RBI double in the third inning and launched a solo shot to right-center field in the seventh. Over his past five games, the outfielder has gone 7-for-19 (.368 average), with three of the hits leaving the park. McCormick missed close to a month earlier in the campaign with a back injury, but he's produced five long balls and four thefts over the 27 games in which he's played, giving him intriguing fantasy value despite a modest .242/.314/.474 slash line.

Chas McCormick
OF FA
Fri 6/2/23 11:29 PM

McCormick went 3-for-4 with a run scored in Friday's 6-2 win over the Angels.
EDGE Analysis
McCormick had tallied just three hits -- all going for extra bases -- over his last 10 games combined. All three of his knocks Friday were singles, but it's a sign of progress that he's getting back to making more consistent contact. The 28-year-old outfielder is hitting .233 with a .743 OPS, four home runs, 14 RBI, 10 runs scored and four stolen bases over 101 plate appearances. He remains in competition with Jake Meyers for playing time in center field.

Chas McCormick
OF FA
Wed 5/31/23 7:37 AM

McCormick went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer in Tuesday's 5-1 win over the Twins.
EDGE Analysis
McCormick sent one out to left center off Joe Ryan in the second inning to increase the Astros' lead to 3-0. He now sits at four homers on the year and has doubled his home run total for the season with two in his last two games. The 28-year-old hasn't produced a whole lot at the plate outside of those two homers since returning from a back injury May 14. Since then, he's slashing just .184/.244/.421 with five extra-base hits, five RBI, two runs and a 3:12 BB:K over 40 plate appearances as he continues to fight for his playing time in center field with Jake Meyers.

Chas McCormick
OF FA
Mon 5/29/23 12:16 PM

McCormick is not in the starting lineup Monday versus the Twins, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
McCormick will get a breather after he went 1-for-6 with a solo home run, two walks and four strikeouts while starting the last two games of the three-game series with Oakland. Jake Meyers will draw the start in center field and bat seventh in the series opener with Minnesota.

Chas McCormick
OF FA
Sun 5/28/23 10:23 PM

McCormick went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Sunday's 10-1 win over the Athletics.
EDGE Analysis
McCormick entered the contest 0-for-14 over his last five games, but he was able to make an impact with his seventh-inning blast. The slump at the plate could begin to cost him playing time -- he started in right field for a resting Kyle Tucker on Sunday, but Jake Meyers has been a bit better lately while competing with McCormick for the starting job in center field. McCormick has a .215/.303/.405 slash line with three homers, 12 RBI, eight runs scored and four stolen bases through 90 plate appearances, numbers that seem more in line for a fourth outfielder than a regular member of the starting lineup. Until one of Meyers or McCormick establishes themselves, center field in Houston is likely to be a timeshare.

Chas McCormick
OF FA
Wed 5/17/23 9:25 AM

McCormick went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in Tuesday's 7-3 win over the Cubs.
EDGE Analysis
McCormick made his third consecutive start since returning from the injured list Sunday. He went hitless in his first appearance, but he has since gone 4-for-8 with two doubles and two RBI. Prior to going on the injured list, McCormick had hit atop the Houston order, though he's hit seventh in all three games since his return. Mauricio Dubon has remained the leadoff hitter.

Chas McCormick
OF FA
Sun 5/14/23 12:28 PM

McCormick (back) is starting in center field and batting seventh Sunday against the White Sox.
EDGE Analysis
McCormick hasn't seen the field since Monday due to back soreness (which was his first game back from a stint on the injured list), but he'll return to action for Sunday's series finale in Chicago. The 28-year-old has a .250/.353/.455 slash line with two home runs, nine RBI and four stolen bases in 52 plate appearances this season.

Chas McCormick
OF FA
Sat 5/13/23 5:38 PM

Astros manager Dusty Baker told reporters that McCormick (back) will play Sunday against the White Sox, Danielle Lerner of the Houston Chronicle reports.
EDGE Analysis
McCormick is out of the lineup again Saturday, but it sounds like the team is just taking every precaution after the outfielder felt soreness in his back shortly after coming off the injured list. He should be back for the finale against Chicago, and if not he'll return early in the next week.

Chas McCormick
OF FA
Sat 5/13/23 3:56 PM

McCormick (back) remains on the bench Saturday against the White Sox.
EDGE Analysis
A back strain sidelined McCormick for nearly a month, and while he returned from the injured list Monday, he hasn't played since that day. Previous reports indicated that McCormick would return Saturday, but it will instead be Jake Meyers in center field for at least one more game.