Utility man Josh Smith made a handful of starts at the position before Burger was recalled from the minors on Monday, but an ...

Astros seventh. Jose Altuve grounds out to shallow infield, Josh Jung to Jake Burger. Christian Walker grounds out to second base, Marcus Semien to Jake Burger. Yainer Diaz homers to center field.

The sole run came courtesy of a homer from Jake Burger, who was recently recalled from Triple-A Round Rock. Burger's numbers were down before being demoted, but his underlying metrics were a tad ...

Burger's chances of a return may depend on the status of SS Corey Seager, who re-injured his hamstring on Saturday night and then sat out yesterday. Josh Smith has been collecting a lot of action ...