The Houston Astros narrowly avoided disaster after a Yainer Diaz home run celebration went awry at Jose Altuve's expense.

It happened in the fourth inning of the Rangers-Astros game at Daikin Park. Yainer Diaz went deep off the Rangers’ Jacob DeGrom to give Houston a 2-1 lead. Diaz rounded the bases and after he stepped on home plate, he was welcomed back to the Astros dugout with customary forearm smashes from teammates.

Zack Short hit a walk-off RBI single in the 11th inning after Christian Walker tied it with a sacrifice fly and the Houston Astros beat the Texas Rangers 5-4.

His seventh quality start in eight outings was hardly enough to make Jacob deGrom happy Saturday night, particularly after the Rangers lost 5-4 to the Astros in 11 innings. But as the All-Star break beckons,

LOS ANGELES — Jose Altuve homered twice while reaching base five times and driving in five runs, and the Houston Astros routed the Los Angeles Dodgers 18-1 on Friday night in the series opener of a matchup between division leaders.

Christian Walker, Yainer Diaz and Jose Altuve each homered, Ryan Gusto threw six strong innings, and the Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 to complete their first three-game sweep at Dodger Stadium since May 9-11,

Don't miss this unique look at Yainer Diaz's solo home run in the bottom of the fourth inning against the Rangers

After losing four-straight games, the Houston Astros finally got back into the win column Saturday night, taking down the Texas Rangers in a 5-4 victory.

There is more involved in evaluating catchers than just their cumulative WAR, but it gives a snapshot of where they currently stand compared to their peers. For Yainer Díaz and Victor Caratini, the results can definitely be better,