McCormick is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Rays, Danielle Lerner of the Houston Chronicle reports.

EDGE Analysis

McCormick is hitting .182 with one home run and one steal in 15 games this month. Mauricio Dubon will start in center field and hit eighth.

McCormick isn't starting Friday against Oakland.

EDGE Analysis

McCormick went 0-for-6 with a run, two walks and three strikeouts over the last two games and will head to the bench for the third time in the last six matchups. Mauricio Dubon is taking over in center field and batting eighth.

McCormick went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run, an additional RBI and a walk in a 4-3 win over the Angels on Friday.

EDGE Analysis

McCormick helped power the Astros to a one-run victory with a homer that plated Trey Mancini in the seventh inning. McCormick also took a bases-loaded walk the following inning to make it a three-RBI game. McCormick is slashing a pedestrian .239/.326/.419 in 301 at-bats this season and came into the game batting .176 in September.

McCormick isn't starting Wednesday against the Rangers.

EDGE Analysis

McCormick started the last two games and went 2-for-7 with an RBI and three strikeouts. Mauricio Dubon will take over in center field and bat ninth Wednesday.

McCormick is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.

EDGE Analysis

McCormick started the past two games and will hit the bench after he went 1-for-9 with a double, a run and three strikeouts. Mauricio Dubon will man center field and bat eighth Sunday.

McCormick (finger) went 1-for-4 with a run scored and two strikeouts in Friday's 4-2 win over the Angels.

EDGE Analysis

McCormick has battled a sore right pinkie finger over the last week-plus, having played in just two of the Astros' last seven games. Even if he's fully past the issue, he's could be in line for just a part-time role in center field. The 27-year-old is slashing .239/.325/.418 with 12 home runs, 37 RBI, 37 runs scored and two stolen bases through 94 contests overall.

McCormick (finger) is starting Friday against the Angels.

EDGE Analysis

McCormick missed five of the last six games due to a sore right pinkie finger but will start in center field and bat eighth Friday. Over his last six games, he's hit .318 with a home run, five RBI, four runs and a stolen base.

Astros manager Dusty Baker confirmed that McCormick was scratched from the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers due to a sore right pinkie finger, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

EDGE Analysis

McCormick previously dislocated the finger in question one week ago, missing four straight games before re-entering the lineup Tuesday. In the Astros' 4-2 win, McCormick went 1-for-4 while playing all nine innings in the outfield, but he apparently came out of the contest feeling less than 100 percent. The Astros are hopeful that the day out of the lineup coupled with Thursday's team off day will allow McCormick to re-enter the lineup in Friday's series opener with the Angels.

McCormick was scratched from Wednesday's lineup against the Rangers for an undisclosed reason, Julia Morales of AT&T SportsNet Southwest reports.

EDGE Analysis

McCormick missed four games due to a dislocated right pinkie finger over the weekend, but he returned to the lineup Tuesday and was slated to start in left field Wednesday. It's not yet clear whether his removal from the lineup is related to his finger issue, but Trey Mancini will man left field while David Hensley enters the lineup as the designated hitter.

McCormick (finger) will start in center field and bat ninth in Tuesday's game against the Rangers.

EDGE Analysis

McCormick steps back into the lineup following a four-game absence due to a dislocated right pinkie finger. With Houston optioning Jake Meyers to Triple-A Sugar Land earlier Tuesday, McCormick is poised to serve as the Astros' primary option in center field, though general manager James Click acknowledged that Mauricio Dubon may also get some opportunities at the position.