Astros to activate Gomez on Tuesday

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PHOENIX — Center fielder Carlos Gomez will be activated from the disabled list and return to the Astros’ starting lineup for Tuesday afternoon’s game against the D-backs. Gomez has been on the 15-day DL for two weeks with a bruised left rib cage.

More than anything, Gomez was given a mental and physical break after a rough start to the season, when he was hitting .182 with no homers and five RBIs. He spent a few days rehabbing in Houston before going to Double-A Corpus Christi on a rehab assignment, during which he hit .250 with a homer in five games.

“He feels healthy, he feels better and we’re looking forward to getting him back,” said Astros manager A.J. Hinch, who has been in constant communication with …

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