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It’s about time the Houston Astros made a positive move. That move came in the form of releasing slumping second baseman Kaz Matsui—who has two days to clear waivers. According to Astros senior director of social media Alyson Footer, the Astros “asked for waivers on Matsui for purposes of granting him release. If he clears wavers in two days, [the] Astros [are] on the hook for [the] remainder of [his] salary.” Jeff Keppinger will get a majority of the starts at second base, according to Footer. And Keppinger was more than enormous in his latest outing on Wednesday night, driving in four runs for the Astros to help end the team’s skid in a 7-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies at Minute Maid Park. Matsui is batting .141 this season—with just 10 hits in 71 ...

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Article written by Denton Ramsey