Houston Astros utility man Mauricio Dubon needs to turn things around at the plate soon if he wants to stay in Houston.

Dubón’s offensive profile is ideal for pinch-hit scenarios late in games. He struck out just 20 times across his first 155 plate appearances and can almost always be counted on to put the ball ...

How Houston Astros' Mauricio Dubón changed things up after slow start to contribute more to offense. ... In May, Dubón’s hard-hit rate jumped to 36% and his average exit velocity to 86.1 mph.

Dubón, for all the hits he’s collected, has a 98 OPS+. Joc Pederson (right) and LaMonte Wade Jr. supplied what little offense the Giants had Monday night. (Troy Taormina / USA Today) ...

Mauricio Dubón homered with two outs in the top of the ninth inning and the Astros held off the A's 3-2 on Sunday.