DH-C Evan Gattis will catch someone other than RHP Collin McHugh the next time through the rotation, manager A.J. Hinch announced. Both of Gattis' starts behind the plate since his return from Double-A Corpus Christi have come with McHugh on the mound, with McHugh posting a 3.65 ERA and 18 strikeouts in 12 1/3 innings.

C Evan Gattis belted a two-run home run off Orioles RHP Tyler Wilson in the fourth inning and added a double in the eighth. He has four RBIs in his last eight games and has reached base safely in all eight of those contests, batting .355 (11-for-31) with four home runs and a .412 on-base percentage. Gattis has homered in the two games he's caught RHP Collin McHugh.

C Evan Gattis made his second start behind the plate since his May 17 recall from Double-A Corpus Christi, where he spent 11 games getting reacquainting with catching for the first time since 2014 with Atlanta.

DH Evan Gattis has reached base safely in each of his seven games since being recalled from Double-A Corpus Christi on May 17. After going 1-for-5 with a run scored on Tuesday night, Gattis is batting .333 (9-for-27) with three home runs and four RBIs and a .400 on-base percentage during that span.

DH Evan Gattis hit his fourth home run in the sixth inning and has now reached base safely in each of his six games since being recalled from Double-A Corpus Christi. In that span Gattis is batting .364 (8-for-22) with three home runs and four RBIs.

C/DH Evan Gattis made his first start of the season behind the plate and went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in the Astros' 2-1 loss Thursday at the Chicago White Sox. Gattis, who was recalled from Double-A Corpus Christi on Tuesday, worked on his receiving skills during his stint in the minors. The plan is for Gattis to take over Houston's backup catching role behind starter Jason Castro. "What we expect out of Gattis is simply to run the game," manager A.J. Hinch said. "He'll be fine. He'll be prepared. He's had a little run of success as a catcher before with the way the pitchers have thrown to him. That tells me that he's very prepared for his game days."

C/DH Evan Gattis was recalled from Double-A Corpus Christi on Tuesday and started at DH in the first game of a series at the Chicago White Sox. Gattis will see time at either DH or C, taking over the backup C role from Erik Kratz, who was designated for assignment on Monday. Gattis played 20 games with the Astros prior to being optioned to the minors on May 7. He played 11 games with Corpus Christi and hit .375 with five home runs and 10 RBIs in 40 at-bats.

C/DH Evan Gattis was recalled from the Double-A Corpus Christi Hooks on Tuesday. Gattis started at DH.

C/OF Evan Gattis will be recalled from Double-A Corpus Christi, Astros manager A.J. Hinch announced after Sunday's game. Gattis will join the team for its road series against the Chicago White Sox, starting Tuesday. Gattis was optioned to Corpus Christi on May 7 to work on catching after he began the season as an outfielder.

DH Evan Gattis was optioned to Double-A Corpus Christi so that he can began working behind the plate defensively. Gattis has yet to catch a game with the Astros, who acquired him prior to last season. He has been working as a bullpen catcher and during pregame drills in preparation for a return behind the plate, but the club wants him to gain game experience in the minors before reclaiming his position.

OF Evan Gattis is heating up just in time for the Astros. He led the team in home runs and RBIs last year and hit his first home run of the season Friday night. He's hitting .412 (7-for-17) over his past four games. "He's sourly needed," Astros manager A.J. Hinch said.

OF Evan Gattis had hit in three straight games and Houston manager A.J. Hinch hopes it's the start of something good. "If he gets hot, that would be a plus for us," Hinch said. "He hit in the middle of the lineup for us last year."

DH Evan Gattis had hits in each of his first two at-bats Monday and ended up going 2-for-4 to raise his season batting average from .188 to .222.

DH Evan Gattis recorded his first RBI of the 2016 season Sunday with a third-inning single to center. Gattis finished the game 2-for-6 with a double.

DH Evan Gattis may get an opportunity to catch a few innings in a game soon, it will his first time to catch since 2014 when he was with the Atlanta Braves.

DH Evan Gattis saw his 10-game hitting streak against the Rangers come to an end. Gattis didn't start the game, but he came in to pinch-hit in the ninth and grounded out to end the game. Gattis is still a .350 hitter (one homer, seven RBIs) in his past 11 games vs. the Rangers.

DH Evan Gattis extended his hitting streak against the Rangers to nine games with his second-inning double. The Dallas native is 13 for 33 (.371) in that span against Texas. The nine-game streak is the second longest of Gattis' career against any one team. He had a 10-game streak against Miami from 2013-14.

DH Evan Gattis will make his first start at catcher at some point over the next week to 10 days. Gattis has participated in pregame catching drills since his return from injury rehab while also occasionally catching in the bullpen. Gattis did not catch for the Astros last season, his first in Houston.

PH Evan Gattis recorded his first hit of the season, stroking a single off Royals LHP Danny Duffy to open the ninth inning. Gattis missed the first seven games of the season while on the disabled list following offseason hernia surgery.

DH Evan Gattis made his season debut after beginning the year on the 15-day disabled list following offseason hernia surgery. Gattis, batting seventh, finished 0-for-4 with three strikeouts. He was activated from the 15-day disabled list.