OF Colby Rasmus was placed on the disabled list Sunday due to the right ear issue that has plagued him for close to a month. Rasmus has developed a cyst in his inner ear that is growing behind the eardrum. He recently told reporters the official diagnosis is cholesteatoma, a growth of skin cells that causes damage inside the inner ear. Rasmus attempted to play through the issue but struggled mightily and is just 3-for-66 since July 2.

LF Colby Rasmus was not in the starting lineup Friday due to an ear infection. It was not unusual for the left-handed-hitting Rasmus to sit against Athletics LHP Rich Hill in the series opener, but Rasmus was unable to go against RHP Daniel Mengden on Friday. Rasmus is batting .118 with one home run and three RBIs in six games this month after closing June with four multi-hit games in his last five starts.

LF Colby Rasmus homered at Minute Maid Park for the first time since April 24 against the Red Sox, his two-run blast putting the Astros ahead for good in the fourth inning. Rasmus snapped a string of 28 consecutive homerless games at home, the longest such streak of his career. Rasmus his batting .351 (20-for-57) with one double, three home runs and seven RBIs in his last 17 games.

LF Colby Rasmus finished 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles, marking his first game with multiple extra-base hits since May 7 against the Mariners. Rasmus, who also recorded a multi-hit game in the series opener, had gone 11 games without an extra-base hit, his longest skid of the season.

LF Colby Rasmus delivered a bases-loaded, two-run single off Indians RHP Corey Kluber in the third inning to boost his club-leading RBI total to 28. The last Houston player with that many RBIs through 33 games was Lance Berkman in 2008 (32 RBIs). Rasmus is batting .419 (13-for-31) with three doubles, four homers and 24 RBIs with runners in scoring position.

LF Colby Rasmus produced two doubles on Saturday, giving him four games with multiple extra-base hits this season. He ranks third in the American League in that category. Rasmus is now batting .379 (11-for-29) with three doubles and four home runs with runners in scoring position.

LF Colby Rasmus will be out of the lineup Thursday night for the opener of the series against the Mariners. Rasmus, the American League Player of the Week for April 18-24, entered the series finale against the Twins in an 0-for-11 skid.

OF Colby Rasmus moved over from left field to center field to fill in for the injured Carlos Gomez on Sunday. He is a good enough outfielder that the Astros aren't significantly hurt defensively. Offensively, Rasmus has been one of the Astros' top hitters thus far, leading the team in RBIs. He went 0-for-3 with a sacrifice fly in the series finale at Oakland.

CF Colby Rasmus was named the AL player of the week Monday afternoon after hitting four home runs last week. He couldn't recapture the magic Monday night, however, as Rasmus went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in the 3-2 loss at Seattle.

LF Colby Rasmus has two home runs and seven RBIs in the past two games. Rasmus has 35 RBIs in his last 37 games, including the postseason. He belted a two-out, two-run, game-tying homer off Boston RHP Craig Kimbrel on Sunday.

LF Colby Rasmus has reached base safely in 16 of his 18 games this season and ranks second in the American League in on-base percentage (.449) and slugging (.698).

LF Colby Rasmus drove in five runs and hit his fifth career grand slam.The last Houston player to hit a two-out, two-strike grand slam was Chris Johnson on May 5, 2012, against the Cardinals. This marked Rasmus' second career five-RBI game, and he has reached base safely in 16 of 18 games this season.

LF Colby Rasmus recorded his fifth multi-hit game with singles in his first two at-bats. He entered Friday tied for fourth in the American League in multi-hit games and has reached base safely in all 11 games this season with 11 hits and nine walks. That is the longest active streak in the majors.

LF Colby Rasmus hit an RBI double in the first inning and added a single in the eighth for his fourth multi-hit game of the season, which is tied for the team lead with 1B Tyler White. Including last postseason, Rasmus is batting .455 (10-for-22) with two doubles, four homers and eight RBIs over seven games.

OF Cody Rasmus hit his first two home runs of the season and notched the eighth multi-home run game of his career on Saturday against Milwaukee. Rasmus went 2-for-3 at the plate with a sacrifice fly and finished with four RBIs. He now has eight career multi-homer games and drove in four or more runs for the 10th time in his career.

OF Colby Rasmus was not in the starting lineup Friday but entered the game as a pinch-hitter in the fifth and drew a pair of walks in three trips. Manager A.J. Hinch said he was just giving Rasmus a bit of a break and would have him back in the lineup Saturday.

OF Colby Rasmus officially accepted the Astros' one-year, $15.8 million qualifying offer Friday. Rasmus, 29, hit a career-high 25 homers and knocked in 61 runs while making $8 million in 2015, his first year in Houston. He batted .238 with a .314 on-base percentage and a .475 slugging percentage, not far from his career line of .245/.313/.443. Rasmus started more than 30 games in all three outfield positions this year. He was a major power source for the Astros in the postseason, hitting .412 (7-for-17) with four homers, six RBIs and seven walks in six games.

OF Colby Rasmus will take the Astros' one-year, $15.8 million qualifying offer, multiple media outlets reported Thursday.Rasmus, 29, hit a career-high 25 homers and knocked in 61 runs while making $8 million in 2015, his first year in Houston. He batted .238 with a .314 on-base percentage and a .475 slugging percentage, not far from his career line of .245/.313/.443. Rasmus started more than 30 games in all three outfield positions this year. He was a major power source for the Astros in the postseason, hitting .412 (7-for-17) with four homers, six RBIs and seven walks in six games.

For the first time in four years of the current qualifying-offer procedure, a baseball free agent accepted the one-year tender and agreed to return to his former club.Outfielder Colby Rasmus will take the Houston Astros' one-year, $15.8 million offer, according to multiple media reports. Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal first broke the news.After a total of 34 free agents turned down qualifying offers the past three winters, 20 players received the bids this month. According to Rosenthal, Baltimore Orioles catcher Matt Wieters, Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Brett Anderson, San Diego Padres right-hander Ian Kennedy and Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Marco Estrada might accept qualifying offers, too. Rosenthal wrote that Estrada and the Jays also are discussing a multiyear deal.Rasmus, 29, hit a career-high 25 homers and knocked in 61 runs while making $8 million in 2015, his first year in Houston. He batted .238 with a .314 on-base percentage and a .475 slugging percentage, not far from his career line of .245/.313/.443. Rasmus started more than 30 games in all three outfield positions this year.He was a major power source for the Astros in the postseason, hitting .412 (7-for-17) with four homers, six RBIs and seven walks in six games.Ramsus played for the St. Louis Cardinals (2009-11) and the Blue Jays (2011-14) before signing a one-year deal with the Astros last winter.

Rasmus went 2-for-4 with a walk and a home run -- his third of the ALDS -- during Monday's 9-6 loss to Kansas City.

Rasmus victimized Royals reliever Ryan Madson for the second time in the ALDS with solo shot to right field in the seventh inning. The 355-foot blast was his fourth home run of the 2015 playoffs. The Royals have not announced who will start Wednesday's winner-take-all Game 5, but it's safe to assume the red-hot Rasmus will be in the starting lineup.