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Peña

Peña is expected to be cleared to begin a minor league rehab assignment later this week. The 28-year-old shortstop hit the injured list with a hamstring strain earlier this month. There’s a strong possibility he’s back in Houston’s lineup at some point in early May.

Peña’s injury was originally described as knee tightness, but now the Astros are saying it’s a grade one hamstring strain. That’s not ideal, but Peña still might make it back around the end of the month. Until then, the Astros will be able to play Isaac Paredes and the rest of their infielders regularly, with Carlos Correa starting at short. Joey Loperfido figures to get more time in left with Yordan Alvarez DHing most games.

No word yet on the results of the tests that the 28-year-old shortstop underwent after being lifted from Saturday’s game with right posterior knee tightness. He has yet to be placed on the injured list yet though, which could mean that he’s facing a day-to-day type of situation. Stay tuned as the Astros should have an update on his status shortly.

Peña was unable to continue after advancing on a single in the fourth inning, and was replaced by Nick Allen. The 28-year-old will almost assuredly undergo testing, and his status for the upcoming two games against the Mariners and beyond will largely be determined by those results. If Peña misses time, Allen will likely see that time at shortstop.

He’ll be absent for at least three games, with Shay Whitcomb coming up to replace him. Assuming that Jeremy Peña is ready to play full-time again after being in a reduced role due to his finger injury, he’ll start at shortstop and Carlos Correa will go back to third base. Paredes is 5-for-22 with four doubles and five RBI through six games.

So far this season, Peña has yet to start back-to-back games. The Astros are likely just being cautious with his fractured finger, but it remains to be seen when they will view him as a full-time player. Carlos Correa will shift to shortstop on Wednesday, which will allow Isaac Paredes to play third base and bat third against Garrett Crochet.

Peña is back at shortstop and leading off with Brayan Bello getting the ball for Boston after sitting out Monday’s series opener. The 28-year-old power/speed combo threat has started exactly half of Houston’s six games to open the season as he continues to work his way back from a fractured finger.

Peña takes a seat for the third time in five games to open the regular season as Houston continues to closely manage his ramp-up after missing the final few weeks of spring training with a fractured finger. It’s a tough situation for fantasy managers but the positive is that he’s healthy and able to contribute at all. It’ll be Carlos Correa back at shortstop and Isaac Paredes at the hot corner for Monday’s series opener at Daikin Park.

Peña was given a day of rest Saturday as he’s still not 100 percent from his fractured finger, but he’ll be back at the top of the lineup against Jack Kochanowicz and the Los Angeles pitching staff.

Peña went 2-for-5 with a stolen base on Friday during his season debut after sitting out Thursday’s opener. Fantasy managers should anticipate the Astros continuing to closely manage his workload after missing a couple weeks earlier this month recovering from a fractured finger. It’ll be Carlos Correa handling shortstop with Isaac Paredes at the hot corner to face Angels lefty Reid Detmers on Saturday night.