Astros' Luis Valbuena: Not in lineup Saturday

Valbuena is not in the lineup Saturday against the Rangers, Jake Kaplan of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Analysis:

Valbuena will be replaced by Marwin Gonzalez, who is seventh in the batting order. Valbuena has played in six of the last seven for the Astros, and with no news of injury, this seems to just be a routine day off .