Rasmus (skin infection) remains out of the lineup Wednesday against the Royals.

Make it five straight days out of the lineup for Rasmus, who had an overnight stay in the hospital earlier this week to treat a skin infection. Manager A.J. Hinch said Rasmus' condition has improved, but he would not say definitively that Rasmus will travel with the team to Boston during Thursday's off day.

Houston Astros outfielder Colby Rasmus is not in the lineup for the fifth straight game Wednesday against the Kansas City Royals because of a skin infection, according to the team's official website.

Houston Astros outfielder Colby Rasmus is not in the lineup for the fifth straight game Wednesday against the Kansas City Royals because of a skin infection, according to the team's official website. Rasmus does not have a timetable for return.

Rasmus (skin infection) remains out of the lineup Tuesday against the Royals.

With Rasmus out of the lineup for a fourth straight game, Domingo Santana will get another start in right field, pushing George Springer over to center. Rasmus can still be considered day-to-day.

Rasmus (illness) remains out for a third-straight day against the Royals on Monday.

Rasmus is currently dealing with a skin infection and is without a definitive timetable for a return. Domingo Santana will remain in right field and bat eighth in Monday's game as a result.

Rasmus (skin infection) remains out of the lineup Sunday against the Yankees.

Rasmus will sit for a second straight game due to the condition, affording Domingo Santana some additional at-bats. It's not clear if Rasmus will be at risk of landing on the disabled list while he continues to receive treatment for the infection, but his status for Monday's series opener against the Royals appears in some peril.

Rasmus was a late scratch from Saturday's lineup due to a skin infection.

Rasmus was initially slated to play center field on Saturday, but a skin infection knocked him out of the lineup less than two hours before first pitch. George Springer will slide over to center field Saturday and Domingo Santana will enter the fold in right field. Rasmus should be considered day-to-day ahead of Sunday's series finale with the Yankees.

Rasmus went 2-for-4 with a double and a home run, driving in two runs and scoring two runs in a 6-2 victory over the Mariners on Sunday.

The homer, Rasmus' 10th of the season, came with two outs in the seventh inning of a 3-2 game and put it out of reach for Seattle. With Jake Marisnick (hamstring) on the DL, Rasmus has taken over in center field and he's hit fifth in the order the last two games.

Rasmus is not in Friday's lineup.

He was activated from the bereavement list Friday, but will start the game on the bench. George Springer will get the start in center field as Jake Marisnick was just placed on the 15-day DL with a hamstring strain. Look for Rasmus to get the bulk of the starts in center field going forward while Marisnick is out.

Rasmus was activated from the bereavement list prior to Friday's game.

He should be in line for a good amount of playing time over the next couple weeks, as the corresponding move was Jake Marisnick getting placed on the 15-day DL with a left hamstring strain. Rasmus got his average up to .250 prior to leaving the team for a few days, and he is slugging .500, so he can be of use in many formats now that he should be seeing regular at-bats.

Rasmus (personal) is expected to return to the team Friday or Saturday, Evan Drellich of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Rasmus has been away from the team since Monday while tending to an undisclosed personal matter, but the Astros anticipate having him back in short order. The team will "touch base" with Rasmus following Thursday's game, at which point an update should be available. As of Thursday afternoon, Domingo Santana, who was called up to take Rasmus' roster spot, is expected to travel with the team to Seattle.

Rasmus will head to the bereavement list following Monday's game, Evan Drellich of the Houston Chronicle reports.

It's unclear what's going on with Rasmus, but clearly he has a personal situation to attend to. Rasmus is apparently playing out Monday's game, and he hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the first inning. The Astros will call up Domingo Santana to take his place for the next couple days.

The Houston Astros will place outfielder Colby Rasmus on the bereavement list following Monday's game against the Colorado Rockies, according to the Houston Chronicle.

The Houston Astros will place outfielder Colby Rasmus on the bereavement list following Monday's game against the Colorado Rockies, according to the Houston Chronicle. Rasmus hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the first inning, but he will be replaced on the active roster by Domingo Santana while he tends to a personal matter.

Rasmus went 2-for-4 with a walk, three RBI and two runs scored during Houston's 13-0 Sunday demolition of Seattle.

After sitting two games of the previous series against the White Sox, the 28-year-old hit in each of the three games against the Mariners this weekend and now leads the club with an .806 OPS. Rasmus does have eight home runs to his name, but his lackluster production in every other category limits his fantasy value.

Rasmus is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox, Jose de Jesus Ortiz of the Houston Chronicle reports.

The White Sox are trotting out their third consecutive lefty, so Rasmus, a .215/.291/.367 career hitter against left-hander pitching, will remain on the bench. Preston Tucker has supplanted Rasmus as the primary option in left field, though Rasmus figures to continue seeing sporadic starts between left and center against right-handed pitching.

Rasmus is not in the lineup Monday against the White Sox.

After starting the last three games, Rasmus will return to the bench as the Astros go with a starting outfield of George Springer (right), Jonathan Villar (left) and Jake Marisnick (center) against Chicago starter Chris Sale.

Rasmus will garner his third straight start in the outfield Sunday against the Blue Jays, Jose de Jesus Ortiz of the Houston Chronicle reports.

The recent struggles of both Jake Marisnick and Preston Tucker has enabled Rasmus to pick up some extra at-bats, but the 28-year-old has yet to capitalize. He's gone 1-for-5 with a walk over those two previous two starts, so there wouldn't appear to be much momentum for him displacing either Marisnick or Tucker on a more permanent basis.

Rasmus went 3-for-4 with his 10th double of the season during Wednesday's 5-4 loss to Baltimore.

Rasmus, who logged his second three-hit performance of the season for the Astros, is hitting .239/.303/.500 with eight home runs over 138 at-bats.

Rasmus is out of the lineup Monday against the Orioles.

Rasmus will sit in favor of Preston Tucker, who will be making his seventh start in the team's last 11 games. Even when Tucker is in the lineup, Rasmus will sometimes relieve Jake Marisnick in center field, but that won't be the case Monday afternoon. Rasmus may be third on the team with eight long balls, but with Tucker batting .324/.419/.595 since his call-up, nobody in the outfield's role as an everyday player (outside of George Springer) is 100 percent safe.

Rasmus is out of the lineup Saturday.

Neither Rasmus or Saturday's starter in left field, Preston Tucker, are right-handed, but Rasmus has severe career splits (.215 career average) against lefties. Tucker's arrival will continue to affect Rasmus but if he is only sitting against lefties that could help his batting average. He is slugging .516 on the season so the Astros will certainly deploy his bat as often as they can when the matchup is advantageous.

In his return to the starting lineup Tuesday against Oakland, Rasmus went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and two runs scored in Houston's 6-4 win.

Rasmus sat against a left-handed starter on Monday, but was right back in the starting lineup for Tuesday night's affair against the right-handed Sonny Gray. The 28-year-old outfielder has two home runs over his last three games for the Astros.