Matthews is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Cubs. Matthews is slashing just .197/.242/.328 with a 27.3 percent strikeout rate in May, and though the Astros lost Jose Altuve (oblique) to the injured list Monday, the recent activations of Jake Meyers and Jeremy Pena have resulted in the struggling Matthews losing out on some playing time. The 24-year-old will hit the bench for the second time in three games while the Astros go with Braden Shewmake at second base. In addition to the keystone, Matthews remains a candidate to see playing time in the corner outfield, though Houston also has Cam Smith, Zach Cole and Zach Dezenzo vying for spots in left or right field for any given game.
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Brice Matthews Game Log 2026
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PreseasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB3/22L 3-2100000001030003/20L 7-4200000001060003/19L 6-2202110010011033/17W 10-2321000122080043/15W 1-0110000000011003/13L 5-4100000000000003/11W 4-1200000001030003/10W 7-6200000001021003/8L 3-1400000000090003/6W 7-1111010021012023/4W 4-2411100010091013/23-3300000010060002/28L 5-2202200010021022/26L 9-4301010011040022/246-6211100010010012/21L 2-130000000007000
Preseason Totals 366953011080637015 -
Regular SeasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB5/29L 5-4100000000030005/28W 5-1200000000030005/27W 4-3301100001030115/26L 10-7311100001030015/25W 9-0201100000020015/24W 8-55000000000100005/23W 3-0401100000020115/22W 4-2201100010030015/20L 4-1300000000080005/18L 6-3311100001070015/17L 7-0401100000040115/16W 4-1300000000040005/15W 2-0402200000040025/14L 8-3400000000060005/13W 4-3522200000060025/12L 10-2400000000020005/11L 3-1400000000090005/10L 5-0300000000040005/9L 3-1300000000030005/8W 10-0422101000040045/6L 12-2411000110070045/5W 2-1000000000000005/4L 8-3300000001050005/3W 3-1300000011070005/2W 6-3312100131060055/10-0101100000011014/30W 11-5611100000080014/30L 5-0200000000070004/28L 5-3413110120040074/26W 7-4100000000000004/25L 8-3300000000040004/24L 12-4400000000060004/22W 2-0200000001030004/21L 8-5312110010040034/20W 9-2311010011031024/19L 7-5000000000000004/17L 9-4100000000030004/15W 3-1300000000060004/14W 7-6200000000040004/8L 9-1301100011040014/7L 5-1200000000030004/5L 12-10100000000020004/4W 11-0000000001000004/3L 11-4300000011060004/1W 6-4300000000070003/30W 8-1411000110070043/28W 11-9200000000050003/27L 6-230101000006002
Regular Season Totals 135132718414131102082345
Brice Matthews Splits 2026
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SplitsHRRBIHAVG1B2B3BBBHBPSBCSTBOBP
Overall 414290.204204111023470.260Away 212210.266153110022320.344Home 2280.1275101001150.141Day 28100.1728005002160.234Night 26190.22612416021310.278March 1120.200010000060.200April 17100.2086305010160.283May 26170.20214016013250.253Opponent vs LAA 0 0 1 0.200 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.200 vs BAL 1 3 6 0.429 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.429 vs CIN 0 0 2 0.200 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0.200 vs TEX 0 0 6 0.273 6 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 0.333 vs LAD 1 1 1 0.143 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0.250 vs BOS 2 5 4 0.222 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 10 0.286 vs CLE 0 2 3 0.375 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 5 0.500 vs CHC 0 1 2 0.182 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.182 vs ATH 0 1 0 0.000 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.333 vs MIL 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 vs NYY 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 vs COL 0 1 1 0.100 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.182 vs SEA 0 0 2 0.118 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.118 vs STL 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 vs MIN 0 0 1 0.167 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.286 Venue @ Cleveland 0 2 3 0.375 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 5 0.500 @ Texas 0 0 3 0.273 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 0.385 @ Athletics 0 1 0 0.000 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.333 @ Baltimore 1 3 6 0.429 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.429 @ Cincinnati 0 0 2 0.200 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0.200 @ Minnesota 0 0 1 0.167 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.286 @ Chicago 0 1 2 0.182 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.182 @ Boston 1 4 3 0.300 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 6 0.385 @ Houston 2 2 8 0.127 5 1 0 1 0 0 1 15 0.141 @ Colorado 0 1 1 0.200 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.333
Brice Matthews Player Profile
Career History
Brice Matthews: Breaking News
Taking seat Tuesday
Matthews is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Twins, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports. The 29-year-old has been getting regular playing time in the outfield and occasional action at second base, but he may have a reduced role going forward due to Jake Meyers (oblique) coming off the injured list Tuesday. Matthews had a .751 OPS as of May 8, but he's batting .162 (6-for-37) with no extra-base hits across his past 10 contests.
Swats fourth homer
Matthews went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 12-2 loss to the Dodgers. The 24-year-old led off the bottom of the first inning by ripping a Tyler Glasnow (back) sinker into the Crawford Boxes in left field, but it was the only lead the Astros would hold on the afternoon. Matthews is up to four homers on the season, and three of them have come in the last nine games -- a stretch in which he's batting .323 (10-for-31) with five runs and eight RBI as he begins to establish himself as an everyday player for Houston.