The Rangers recalled Burger from Triple-A Round Rock on Monday.
#1 CF
Evan Carter: Swipes bag in win
May 12th
Carter went 2-for-5 with an RBI, a stolen base and a run scored in Sunday's 6-1 win over Detroit.
#3 1B
Ezequiel Duran: Fills in at shortstop
May 12th
Duran started at shortstop and went 2-for-4 in Sunday's 6-1 win over the Tigers.
#2 C
Kyle Higashioka: Plays in second rehab game
May 12th
Higashioka (ribs) played five innings at catcher and went 1-for-3 with a double in a rehab game with Triple-A Round Rock on Sunday.
#1 RF
Adolis Garcia: Swipes fifth bag in win
May 11th
Garcia went 2-for-5 with a double, two runs scored and a stolen base in Sunday's 6-1 win over the Tigers.
#1 3B
Josh Jung: Homers in win
May 11th
Jung went 2-for-4 with with a two-run home run in Sunday's 6-1 win over the Tigers.
#1 P
Nathan Eovaldi: Dominant again in win
May 11th
Eovaldi (4-2) earned the win against the Tigers on Sunday, allowing two hits and one walk while striking out seven over seven scoreless innings.
#1 DH
Joc Pederson: Cracks first long ball
May 11th
Pederson went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 10-3 win over Detroit.
#2 P
Jacob deGrom: Strikes out 10 in win
May 10th
deGrom (3-1) earned the win against the Tigers on Saturday, allowing two runs on five hits and one walk with 10 strikeouts over five innings.
#2 RF
Sam Haggerty: Starts in center against lefty
May 10th
Haggerty started in center field and went 1-for-4 with an RBI in Friday's 2-1 loss to Detroit.
#6 P
Patrick Corbin: Takes loss despite quality start
May 9th
Corbin (2-2) was tagged with the loss against the Tigers on Friday, allowing two runs on three hits and four walks while striking out three across seven innings.
#20 PROS
Dustin Harris: Sent back to Triple-A
May 9th
The Rangers optioned Harris to Triple-A Round Rock on Friday.
#4 P
Jack Leiter: Falls to Boston
May 8th
Leiter (2-2) took the loss Thursday against the Red Sox, allowing four runs on three hits and four walks over 5.1 innings. He struck out three.
#2 CF
Kevin Pillar: Shelved with back inflammation
May 7th
The Rangers placed Pillar on the 10-day injured list Wednesday due to lower-back inflammation.
#1 PROS
Sebastian Walcott: Solid start at Double-A
May 6th
Walcott is slashing .245/.363/.372 with two home runs, six steals, a 14.2 percent walk rate and a 21.2 percent strikeout rate in 25 games for Double-A Frisco.
Okert allowed one hit with no walks and no strikeouts across two scoreless innings Monday against the Royals.
#8 P
Ryan Gusto: Clobbered in loss
May 12th
Gusto (3-2) took the loss Monday against Kansas City, allowing seven runs on seven hits and three walks over 2.1 innings. He struck out one.
#1 2B
Brendan Rodgers: Not starting Monday
May 12th
Rodgers is not in the Astros' starting lineup against the Royals on Monday.
#1 DH
Yordan Alvarez: Hits in batting cage Monday
May 12th
Alvarez (hand) hit in the batting cage prior to Monday's game against the Royals, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
#1 LF
Jose Altuve: Back in lineup Monday
May 12th
Altuve (hamstring) will start at second base and bat second in Monday's game against the Royals, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
#16 PROS
Colton Gordon: Could join rotation this week
May 12th
Astros general manager Dana Brown said Sunday that Gordon is a candidate to be called up from Triple-A Sugar Land to start Wednesday's game against the Royals in Houston, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
#1 1B
Christian Walker: Five RBI across weekend series
May 12th
Walker went 2-for-2 with a walk, three RBI and a run scored Sunday against the Reds.
#1 C
Yainer Diaz: Goes deep in win
May 11th
Diaz went 1-for-5 with a three-run homer in Sunday's win over the Reds.
#6 P
Ronel Blanco: Dominates in victory
May 11th
Blanco (3-3) allowed two hits and a walk over eight shutout innings Sunday, striking out 11 and earning a win over the Reds.
#5 BP
Shawn Dubin: Comes back from IL
May 11th
The Astros reinstated Dubin (shoulder) from the 15-day injured list Sunday.
#2 C
Victor Caratini: Launches two-run homer
May 10th
Caratini went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 13-9 loss to the Reds.
#1 SS
Jeremy Pena: Tallies three hits Saturday
May 10th
Pena went 3-for-6 with a stolen base, two RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 13-9 loss to the Reds.
#5 P
Lance McCullers: Can't escape first inning
May 10th
McCullers (0-1) took the loss against the Reds on Saturday, allowing seven runs on three hits and three walks while recording just one out in the first inning. He did not record a strikeout.
Hader gave up one hit in a scoreless ninth inning to pick up a save in Friday's 3-0 win over Cincinnati. He struck out three without walking a batter.
#2 P
Hunter Brown: Nine strikeouts in sixth win
May 10th
Brown (6-1) earned the win Friday in a 3-0 win over the Reds, pitching 5.2 shutout innings while giving up two hits and four walks and striking out nine batters.
Smith is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Reds.
#1 RF
Zach Dezenzo: Reaches base three times
May 8th
Dezenzo went 1-for-2 with an RBI, two walks and two runs scored Wednesday against the Brewers.
#1 P
Framber Valdez: Sharp in second win
May 7th
Valdez (2-4) picked up the win in Wednesday's 9-1 victory over the Brewers, allowing one run on three hits and two walks over seven innings. He struck out seven.