CF Carlos Gomez doubled in each of his first two plate appearances, giving him doubles in three consecutive plate appearances. It was his 10th career multi-double game, his first since July 11, 2015 against the Dodgers. Gomez is batting .375 (6-for-16) with three doubles over his last five games.

CF Carlos Gomez began baseball activities, and he should avoid a trip to the disabled list. Gomez missed his third consecutive game with left rib cage soreness, an injury sustained on an outfield dive last Friday night in Oakland. He could return during the Twins series.

CF Carlos Gomez has begun baseball activities and should avoid a trip to the disabled list.Gomez missed his third consecutive game with left rib cage soreness, an injury sustained on an outfield dive last Friday night in Oakland. He could return during the Twins series.

OF Carlos Gomez may miss more time than first thought because of a sore left ribcage. He is due to be re-evaluated in Houston on Monday, with the possibility of landing on the disabled list. Gomez was just starting to find his stride offensively, hitting safely in seven of his past 11 games.

OF Carlos Gomez will miss a couple of days because of a sore left ribcage. He sustained the injury diving for a ball Friday night. Gomez left Wednesday's game in Seattle early when he was hit by a pitch on his right hand. X-Rays were negative but the area was sore enough to keep him on the bench.

OF Carlos Gomez didn't seem bothered by his right hand after getting it hit by a pitch on Wednesday. He had two hits, including a double on Friday night, pushing his season average to .213.

OF Carlos Gomez felt fine two days after leaving a game when he was hit by a pitch on his right hand.

CF Carlos Gomez took a pitch off his right hand during the fourth inning of Wednesday's game and had to take the rest of the night off. He underwent X-rays, which came up negative, and is listed as day-to-day.

CF Carlos Gomez had a pair of singles in Monday's loss but was thrown out trying to steal second base for the second out of the ninth inning. Gomez has been thrown out twice in four attempts this season.

OF Carlos Gomez got his first RBI of the season in the right park. Gomez, who didn't have an RBI in his first 12 games, ripped a run-scoring double to left in the second inning. Gomez has seen the ball well at Globe Life Park. His 1 for 4 night Tuesday put his average to .354 at Globe Life with six RBI in 13 games.

CF Carlos Gomez grounded into a double play in the second inning, struck out in the fifth and was retired on a check-swing grounder to second base with the bases loaded in the sixth inning Wednesday and is still without an RBI for season. Gomez is hitting .188 in nine games.

CF Carlos Gomez snapped a two-game hitless skid with a double in the fourth inning. Three of his six hits this season have been doubles.

CF Carlos Gomez recorded two hits, including a fourth-inning double, in his return to Milwaukee. It was the second consecutive two-hit game for Gomez, who started the season 0-for-9 at the plate.

In his return to the starting lineup Sunday, Gomez went 1-for-4 with an RBI single in Houston's Game 3 ALDS win over Kansas City.

After being limited as a pinch-runner and defensive substitute in the first two games of the ALDS, the veteran center fielder delivered a clutch RBI single with two outs in the sixth inning to give the Astros a two-run cushion in the game. "It's not about the big hit that I hit," Gomez said after the game. "It's about that win we had today. That's the most important thing. I was trying to keep myself breathing and have a good at-bat and looking for the pitch that he throws me and not miss it because when I miss it you don't want to know how I feel." At less than 100-percent, Gomez's availability for Game 4 of the ALDS on Monday afternoon is unclear.

Gomez (oblique) will return to the lineup for Game 3 on Sunday against the Royals, Jerry Crasnick of ESPN reports.

While Gomez didn't start either of the first two games for the Astros, he was available off the bench and did enter late in each game on the basepaths. He'll return to center field Sunday, bumping Jake Marisnick out of the lineup.

Gomez (oblique) is not in the lineup Friday for Game 2 of the ALDS, Josh Vernier of 610 Sports Radio reports.

After missing Game 1 with an oblique injury, it was assumed by many pundits that Gomez would return to the lineup for Game 2, however that doesn't appear to be the case. Much like Thursday, Gomez will likely be available off the bench to play in a pinch-hit or pinch-run situation, but it's unlikely he will spend any major time in the field Friday. Jake Marisnick will man center field and hit ninth in the batting order in his place.

Gomez continues to deal with his oblique injury, but indicated he's available to pinch run Thursday and hopes to be in the Game 2 lineup Friday, Jon Morosi of Fox Sports reports.

Gomez has been suffering from the issue for an extended period of time, but continues to battle through it to play. Barring a setback of some kind, it seems like he'll be back in the lineup for the second game of the series.

Gomez is not in the lineup for Game 1 of the ALDS, Josh Vernier of 610 Sports Radio reports.

Gomez missed much of September with a back injury, however he was able to play in the Wildcard game against the Yankees , hitting a critical home run to help the Astros advance. While nothing has been announced as of yet, Gomez's absence in Thursday's lineup could be a result of his lingering back injury, however he will likely be available to pinch-hit.

Gomez (back) is in the lineup for Tuesday's Wildcard matchup against the Yankees, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

There was some concern Gomez would miss Tuesday's game considering he was unavailable for the Astros' final series of the season with a strain in his back, but it's clear now he should be good to go. While the strain will likely continue to affect him for much of the postseason, he should provide some veteran leadership for a young Houston team that clawed its way back into the postseason picture.

Gomez (back) is expected to play during Tuesday's AL Wild Card game against the Yankees, Evan Drellich of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Gomez made his last start for the Astros on Wednesday, but aggravated his left intercostal strain on a throw from the outfield during the game. As a result, he sat out Houston's final series against Arizona, but he'll attempt to play in the AL Wild Card game at Yankee Stadium on five days rest. "I feel really good," Gomez said. "It's a special moment. I know it's been tough for me because I want to do my best. But here we are. We make the playoffs, I can't explain how good I feel because you know, being in the playoffs it's what we're working for the whole year. And here we are."