J.D. Martinez (OF)

Astros manager Brad Mills once again dropped outfielder J.D. Martinez down to seventh in the batting order for Saturday's contest against the Rangers. Martinez entered the game mired in a 4-for-48 slump (.083) with no extra-base hits over that stretch. "I don't want to sit here and try to spin it any way that sounds good, but more than anything else I'm trying to take a little pressure of J.D. a little...

Houston outfielder J.D. Martinez went 2 for 4 with a pair of singles during the Astros' 4-3 loss at Philadelphia on Tuesday. Martinez's hits halted a seven-game hitless streak and marked his first multihit performance since April 25. He entered the matchup in a 1-for-33 skid over his past 11 games. He has been dropped in the batting order and slotted sixth in the lineup while raising his batting average...

Houston Astros OF J.D. Martinez, who is stuck in a 1-for-35 slump, was out of ...

Houston outfielder J.D. Martinez finished hitless in four at-bats during the Astros' 3-2 loss at Pittsburgh on Sunday. Martinez was back in the lineup for the first time since last Wednesday as Houston manager Brad Mills wanted to give him time off during his prolonged slump. He is now hitting .221 this season. "I've been itching the last two days to get out there," Martinez told MLB.com on Saturday....

Slumping Houston Astros OF J.D. Martinez returned to the starting lineup against the Pittsburgh Pirates ...

Houston Astros manager Bradley Mills kept the struggling OF J.D. Martinez out of the lineup ...

Astros manager Brad Mills dropped outfielder J.D. Martinez to sixth in the batting order for Tuesday night's contest against the Marlins. Martinez , who has batted in the three-hole for much of the season, has recorded just one hit over his last 25 at-bats. "The biggest thing for me is he got off to a real good start, and clubs saw that, they respected that and then he started taking his walks," hitting...

Houston outfielder J.D. Martinez went 0 for 5 with a strikeout on Wednesday during an 8-1 win over New York. Martinez is slumping at the moment as he's gone just 1 for 15 in his last five appearances to drop his average to .267 from where it was at .310 when this cold streak began.

Houston outfielder J.D. Martinez had a nice performance in a win at Milwaukee on Wednesday afternoon. Martinez doubled among three hits and drove in three runs for the Astros. He added a walk as he reached base four times and scored once. Martinez has raised his batting average to .313 on the season after his performance Wednesday.

Houston Astros OF J.D. Martinez was hitless in four at-bats with a walk and four ...

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