Report: Tucker, Díaz Out of Houston Astros' Friday Lineup

Kyle Tucker and Aledmys Díaz are absent from the Houston Astros' starting lineups for respective reasons.

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Aledmys Diaz and Kyle Tucker are both available but Dusty will stay away from them. Diaz had X-rays done on his left ring finger, which were negative, and Tucker missed yesterday with an illness.

— Julia Morales (@JuliaMorales) August 5, 2022

Kyle Tucker and Aledmys Díaz were written into the Houston Astros' bench on Friday's lineup card. However, the two will be unavailable against the Cleveland Guardians, per Julia Morales of AT&T SportsNet.

Tucker was absent from Thursday's game with an illness and was referred to as day-to-day. The right fielder last played Wednesday in Houston against the Boston Red Sox when he went 2-for-4 with two RBI.

Díaz started in left field Thursday but had multiple collisions in the field, one with center fielder Mauricio Dubón, and another with Jake Meyers in the ninth inning after a defensive adjustment. Díaz stayed in the game after both but received an x-ray on his left-ring finger which came back negative today.

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