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Houston Astros first baseman Christian Walker gets day off for 'breather' amid slump
Mired in an early slump, first baseman Christian Walker was not in the Houston Astros' starting lineup Monday for the first ...
Houston Astros Hoping Batting Order Change for Christian Walker Sparks Turnaround
The Houston Astros handed Christian Walker a three-year, $60 million contract this past winter. There were concerns that giving this amount of money to an aging ...
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Christian Walker's game-tying two-run homer (2)
Christian Walker lines a two-run home run to left field, tying the game for the Astros, 2-2, in the bottom of the 6th inning ...
For Houston's Christian Walker, a drop in batting order, a big swing and hope a slump is over
Christian Walker, who had driven in two runs in his first 79 plate appearances, doubled that with one swing against Padres in ...
Have to wake up bats: Astros' batting order shakeup is already paying off
Jeremy Peña extends his hitting streak, Christian Walker breaks his slump and the Astros have a positive run differential.
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Astros 3, Blue Jays 1
Zach Dezenzo led the way for Houston with three hits. Christian Walker and Yainer Díaz had two hits apiece, including a homer ...
Clutch hitting helps Astros edge Padres
Christian Walker slugged a two-run home run with two outs in the sixth inning before Isaac Paredes produced a tiebreaking ...
Astros' Framber Valdez, Padres' Dylan Cease set to square off again
The timing could not have worked out any better for Astros manager Joe Espada, whose decision to drop first baseman Christian Walker in the batting order on Saturday paid immediate dividends.