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Astros' Jeremy Pena: Getting breather
Jeremy Pena is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Guardians.Pena is out of the lineup for the first time since Aug. 22 for what appears to be a traditional rest day. In his place, Grae Kessinger will play shortstop and bat ninth.
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Astros' Jeremy Pena: Two hits, stolen base in win
Jeremy Pena went 2-for-4 with a double, a stolen base and a run scored in Saturday's win over the Angels.Pena posted hits in two of his first three at-bats while also stealing second and coming around to score a run over that stretch. It marked the shortstop's second straight two-hit performance and the fifth in his last nine games. Over that span he's batting .282 (11-for-39) with one homer, three RBI and three runs scored. The stolen base was his 17th of the season and his second this month.
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Astros' Jeremy Pena: Drives in three
Jeremy Pena went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run Saturday against the Diamondbacks.Pena ended a 12-game stretch without a home run, during which he hit only .178 with five RBI and four runs scored. Despite the recent drought, Pena has seen his power production bounce back in 2024, as his ISO has jumped from .118 to .134. Overall, he's delivered a well-rounded line that includes a career-high 68 RBI and 16 steals.
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Astros' Jeremy Pena: Homers in loss
Jeremy Pena went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, two RBI and an additional run scored in Friday's 7-5 loss to the Orioles.A rest day Thursday was good for Pena, as he drove in a run on a double in the third inning and crushed a 418-foot solo home run in the sixth. Over his past 10 games, the shortstop has tallied four multi-hit efforts with three homers and two steals. On the season, he is hitting .277 with 13 long balls, 59 RBI, 65 runs scored and 15 stolen bases across 520 plate appearances.
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Astros' Jeremy Pena: Rare day off Thursday
Jeremy Pena is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game in Baltimore, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.It's just the third day off all season for Pena and his first since June 21. Mauricio Dubon will handle shortstop duties for the Houston Astros in the series opener while Pena gets some rest.
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Astros' Jeremy Pena: Sets career high in steals
Jeremy Pena went 0-for-4 with a stolen base Saturday against the White Sox.Pena saw his five-game hitting streak come to an end, but he still managed his 14th stolen base of the season to set a new career high. In contrast to 2023, he's been relatively efficient on the basepaths, going 14-for-19. That production has been just one part of Pena's strong season, as he's also maintaining a career-best .277 average across 500 plate appearances.
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Astros' Jeremy Pena: Goes deep again Wednesday
Jeremy Pena went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 2-1 extra-inning win over the Rays.Pena has found his power with three homers over the last four games, and this was the first time in that span he's failed to record multiple hits. The shortstop is up to 12 homers on the year, including five since the All-Star break. He's added a .278/.322/.405 slash line with 56 RBI, 61 runs scored, 13 stolen bases, 20 doubles and one triple over 118 contests.
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Astros' Jeremy Pena: Homers in win
Jeremy Pena went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Rays.Pena's sixth-inning solo shot off Shane Baz proved to be the difference in Houston's eventual one-run victory. The 26-year-old shortstop has four multi-hit performances in his last five games -- he's gone 10-for-21 (.476) with a pair of homers and a 1.310 OPS in that span. Overall, Pena's slash line is up to .278/.323/.400 with 11 homers, 55 RBI, 60 runs scored and 13 steals across 488 plate appearances this season.
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Astros' Jeremy Pena: Fills stat sheet in win
Jeremy Pena went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run, a double, a stolen base and an additional run scored in Sunday's 8-4 win over the Red Sox.Pena was a thorn in the side of the Red Sox on Sunday, matching his 2023 season totals in homers (10) and steals (13). He's been a bit volatile in August, logging four multi-hit efforts while going hitless in his other five games. On the season, the shortstop is hitting .273 with 54 RBI and 59 runs scored across 480 plate appearances in what has been a solid bounceback campaign.
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Astros' Jeremy Pena: Knocks in two
Jeremy Pena went 2-for-4 with two RBI on Monday against the Rangers.Pena had a nine-game hitting streak spanning from July 14 to July 27, during which he hit .412 with six RBI and seven runs scored. He's slumped in eight games since by going just 4-for-30 with a 34.4 percent strikeout rate, though he showed signs of breaking out of that slide with his multi-hit performance Monday. Pena is up to 50 RBI on the season, 14 away from setting a new career high.