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Jeremy Peña homers twice in win over Guardians

Jeremy Peña

HOU Shortstop #3

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Jeremy Peña went 3-for-5 with two home runs and three RBI on Friday against the Guardians.

Peña has been on fire lately. This was his second straight game with a home run, he’s hit safely in six of his last seven, and he has an .890 OPS over his last 15 games. Both of his homers here flew into the Crawford boxes in Daikin Park and the first one cleared them by literally an inch, needing to survive a challenge from the Guardians. Only a homer in three of 30 parks, Peña was sure grateful it was in the one he hit it in. He’s put an extended trip to the injured list through April and part of May behind him with a .289/.351/.461 slashline, six home runs, and five stolen bases through 39 games.

- James Schiano

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Jeremy Peña

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Jeremy Peña (calf) will begin a minor league rehab assignment on Tuesday with Triple-A Sugar Land.

Lance McCullers Jr. (shoulder) and Ronel Blanco (elbow) are scheduled to pitch in the same rehab contest. The 28-year-old shortstop hit the injured list with a mild calf strain last week and figures to return to Houston before next week’s All-Star break. He was just starting to really find his stride at the dish prior to the injury, hitting .319 (29-for-91) with three homers, 13 RBI and five steals in the month of June.
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Astros placed INF Jeremy Peña on the 10-day injured list with a left calf strain.

As expected, the Astros will stop playing shorthanded and give Peña a chance to recover off the active roster. The 28-year-old will be out for at least a week — Houston believes this should be a minimum state for the shortstop — and Raynel Delgado will take his spot on the active roster.
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Astros manager Joe Espada told reporters Jeremy Peña is heading to the injured list with a left calf strain.

Espada added that it should be a minimum stint for Peña, who is headed back to the injured list for the second time this season, after an MRI showed a relatively mild calf strain that caused him to sit out Monday’s series opener against the Twins with leg discomfort. The 28-year-old shortstop has been on a tear at the plate recently, hitting .319 (29-for-91) with three homers, 13 RBI and five steals since the start of June. It’ll likely be defensive wizard Nick Allen handling the position in his absence.
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Jeremy Peña is out of the lineup for Monday’s series opener against the Twins with left leg discomfort.

Astros manager Joe Espada told reporters Peña will undergo further evaluation to determine the severity of the issue. There should be some additional clarity on his status after the contest. The 28-year-old shortstop has been on a tear at the plate recently, hitting .319 (29-for-91) with three homers, 13 RBI and five steals since the start of June. He’s presumably day-to-day for now. It’ll be Nick Allen filling in at shortstop in his return from the injured list on Monday night.
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Jeremy Peña went 3-for-5 with two RBI on Saturday, leading the Astros to an 8-6 win over the Tigers.

Peña tagged former Astros teammate Framber Valdez for an RBI single in the fourth inning before coming through with a clutch game-tying single to shallow center field against Tigers reliever Will Vest with two outs in the eighth. The 28-year-old shortstop recorded his fourth three-hit performance of the season and is now batting .298 with six homers, 21 RBI and eight steals through 47 games.
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Jeremy Peña went 2-for-4 with a pair of singles and a run scored as the Astros triumphed over the Tigers on Thursday evening in Detroit.

Peña singled off of Troy Melton with two outs in the sixth inning but was left stranded there. He then led off the ninth with a single off of Kenley Jansen, swiped second base, took third on a ground ball and scored a valuable insurance run on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Isaac Paredes. On the season, the 28-year-old shortstop is now hitting .290/.356/.450 with six homers, 19 RBI and eight stolen bases in 188 plate appearances.
Jeremy Peña

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Jeremy Peña singled in a run and walked twice Wednesday as the Astros bested the Blue Jays 3-1.

Peña provided an insurance run in the ninth with a slow roller that shortstop Ernie Clement failed to get to into time to prevent an infield single. Although Peña left Monday’s game with a hamstring cramp and didn’t start Tuesday, he seemed to be running just fine tonight. He’s 10-for-26 with three homers, seven RBI and two steals in his last eight games.
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Jeremy Peña (hamstring) is back in the lineup for Wednesday’s series finale against the Blue Jays.

Peña is back at shortstop and hitting third after coming off the bench as a pinch-hitter during Tuesday’s contest. The 28-year-old didn’t end up missing any time at all after suffering a right hamstring cramp during Monday’s series opener.
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Jeremy Peña walked as a pinch-hitter in the eighth and remained in the game to play shortstop Tuesday against the Blue Jays.

Peña was held out of the starting lineup today after leaving Monday’s game with a hamstring cramp, but the Astros did say he was available off the bench. It seems likely that he’ll be in Wednesday’s lineup.
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Jeremy Peña (hamstring) will go through a full pregame workout before Tuesday’s game against the Blue Jays.

Peña is out of the lineup for Tuesday’s game as he recovers from a cramp in his hamstring, but the fact he’ll undergo a full workout suggests that this is precautionary. Astros manager Joe Espada told reporters that it’s possible Peña could be available off the bench, so assuming no setbacks, it seems likely the shortstop will be back in action in the next couple of days.

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Justin Bruihl

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Justin Bruihl was removed from Monday’s game against the Brewers with a left ankle sprain.

It sounds like a potential injured list situation for Bruihl after he suffered the injury while recording the final out of the sixth inning during Monday’s contest. The 29-year-old southpaw has delivered a respectable 3.70 ERA across 41 1/3 innings this season in his Cardinals debut.
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David Hamilton

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David Hamilton was removed from Monday’s game against the Cardinals with left hamstring tightness.

Hamilton was lifted for a pinch-runner following a two-run double in the seventh inning that put Milwaukee ahead. He’ll undergo further evaluation to determine the severity of the issue. There should be an update on his status following the contest.
- George Bissell

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James Wood

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James Wood crushed a grand slam on Monday, leading the Nationals to a 12-11 victory over the Astros.

Wood’s 446-foot grand slam off Astros reliever AJ Blubaugh traveled a staggering 446 feet to straightaway center field and gave Washington a commanding six-run lead that they wouldn’t relinquish. It was his 24th big fly of the year. He also walked three times and picked up his 14th stolen base of the season in this one. The 23-year-old rising star was named to his second consecutive All-Star Game over the weekend and continues to deliver first-round caliber fantasy value this season, hitting .268/.398/.541 with 81 runs scored, 24 homers, 60 RBI and 14 steals through 92 games.
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Brice Matthews went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer in Monday’s loss to the Nationals.

Matthews made things interesting with a three-run shot against Nationals reliever Cole Henry in the eighth inning that brought Houston within a single run at the time. It was his seventh big fly of the year and first time going deep since June 13.
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CJ Abrams went 3-for-5 with a three-run homer and a stolen base on Monday in a win over the Astros.

Abrams took Houston starter Mike Burrows deep in the third inning for a game-tying homer to match his home run total from last season. He’s now one big fly shy of his previous career-high mark of 20 round-trippers set back in 2024. The 25-year-old speedster also picked up his 15th stolen base of the season in this one. He’s been arguable the most impactful fantasy shortstop this season with 19 homers, 64 RBI and 15 thefts through 88 games.
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Curtis Mead went 3-for-5 with a solo homer and three RBI on Monday in a win over the Astros.

Mead put Washington ahead with a fifth-inning tater off Houston starter Mike Burrows. The 25-year-old former top prospect has put together a certifiable breakthrough campaign in his Nationals debut with a career-high 15 homers through 75 games.
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Clayton Beeter recorded four outs on Monday against the Astros to collect his seventh save of the season.

Beeter got the call to record the final out of the eighth inning, inducing a harmless ground ball from Jose Altuve. He came back out to face the heart of Houston’s lineup and spun an impressive perfect frame. He struck out Yordan Alvarez, got Isaac Paredes to ground out and coaxed a game-ending fly ball form Christian Walker. The 27-year-old appears to be the clear choice for saves in Washington heading into the All-Star break.
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Mikolas gave up nine hits, including a pair of homers. He struck out three and handed out a pair of free passes. He’s unlikely to take the ball again later this week as he’s facing a five-game suspension for his on-field actions during last week’s brawl with the Red Sox that will go into effect once the appeal process concludes. It’s possible he could start this weekend against the Yankees if his five-game ban is reduced on appeal. He’s obviously not a recommended fantasy option at this point.
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Mike Burrows was charged with a season-high 10 runs — seven earned — over 4 1/3 innings on Monday in a loss to the Nationals.

Burrows was staked to an early five-run lead and wound up giving it all back with a couple calamitous frames. He gave up a whopping nine hits, including a three-run homer to CJ Abrams and a solo shot to Curtis Mead. He struck out three and issued two walks. The unexpected implosion raises his full-season ERA from 5.58 to 5.99 across 94 2/3 innings. He’ll close out a two-start week with a road matchup against the Rangers on Sunday to put a bow on the first half of the season.
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José Caballero launched two homers and tallied four RBI on Monday, lifting the Yankees to a 5-1 victory over the division-rival Rays.

Caballero came back to haunt his former team with his first multi-homer performance of the season. He kicked things off by clobbering a tie-breaking three-run blast to left field off Rays starter Griffin Jax before adding a solo shot off reliever Chris Roycroft in the eighth. The versatile 29-year-old set a new career high, reaching double-digit homers for the first time since 2023. He has a legitimate shot at reaching both the 20-homer and 40-steal thresholds, which seemed unfathomable from a projection standpoint coming into the year.
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