Astros' Jeremy Pena: Runs hitting streak up to 13 games
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Pena went 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's win over Toronto.
It was the first three-hit attack of the campaign by Pena, who extended his hitting streak to 13 games Tuesday. During this stretch, the speedy shortstop is batting .333 (16-for-48) with one home run, six RBI, nine runs scored and three stolen bases. Pena may not have the same run-scoring fantasy upside as he would with a higher spot in the lineup, but his hot hitting could help him work his way up the batting order.
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Astros' Jeremy Pena: Clubs third homer
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Pena went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run Monday in a loss to the Cardinals.
Houston was nearly shut out, but Pena helped the team avoid that outcome with a three-run blast in the ninth inning. The long ball was his third of the campaign and his first since April 3. The knock also extended Pena's modest hitting streak to six games, during which he' s batted .304 (7-for-23).
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Astros' Jeremy Pena: Swipes another bag in defeat
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Pena went 2-for-4 with a double, two runs scored, a walk and a stolen base in Wednesday's 7-6 loss to Seattle.
Pena doubled on a line drive to lead off the ninth frame, and he wound up coming around to score on a wild pitch after stealing third base. The 27-year-old shortstop is off to a slow start at the plate, slashing .186/.286/.349 with two solo homers over 49 plate appearances, but he does have six runs scored, four walks and four thefts through 12 contests.
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Astros' Jeremy Pena: Cracks first homer of season
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Pena went 1-for-3 with a solo home run during Saturday's 2-1 win over the Mets.
Pena got the scoring started in the fifth inning when he took Griffin Canning deep for a 363-foot solo homer to left field. Pena is looking to build off a solid 2024 campaign in which he slashed .266/.308/.394 with 20 stolen bases, 15 home runs and 70 RBI across 650 plate appearances. Pena and the Astros will enjoy a team day off Sunday before starting up a three-game home series against the Giants on Monday.
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Astros' Jeremy Pena: Working on patience at plate
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Pena has focused on being more selective with his swings this spring, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Pena adjusted his swing in preparation for the 2024 season, and this year, his focus has been laying off bad pitches in live batting practice. Across 1,842 career plate appearances, Pena has only a 4.9 percent walk rate but has still managed exactly a 100 wRC+. Despite this report, it is worth noting that Pena has not drawn a walk across 10 plate appearances in Grapefruit League action.
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Astros' Jeremy Pena: Getting breather
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 Astros in the series opener while Pena gets some rest.
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Astros' Jeremy Pena: Sets career high in steals
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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
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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
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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: Knocks in two
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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.
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Astros' Jeremy Pena: Drives in two
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Pena went 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored Saturday against the Dodgers.
Pena has recorded a hit in every game since the All-Star break and has an overall hitting streak of nine contests. In that span, he's gone 14-for-34 with six RBI, seven runs scored and two home runs. Pena has had a resurgent season, highlighted by a .284 batting average with only a 16 percent strikeout rate in 424 plate appearances.
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Astros' Jeremy Pena: Goes deep in loss
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Pena went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and a stolen base in Tuesday's loss to the Athletics.
Pena was the only Astros player with multiple extra-base hits in Tuesday's defeat. He doubled in the seventh and then added a solo home run in the ninth with the game well out of reach. The 26-year-old is riding a six-game hit streak during which he has recorded multiple hits three times. Pena also has homered in two of his past three games and has driven in a run in three of his last four. He's now slashing .282/.324/.403 with nine homers, 44 RBI, 49 runs, 12 steals and an 18:67 BB:K in 412 plate appearances.
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Astros' Jeremy Pena: Homers in defeat
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Pena went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's loss to the Mariners.
Pena connected on a 414-foot blast in the seventh inning off Collin Snider. It was his third home run in July and his eighth for the season, though he's struggled to a .190 batting average in 11 games since July 6. After hitting 22 homers in his rookie season, Pena has combined for just 18 since, but he is still putting together a productive season. The 26-year-old is slashing .274/.318/.387 with 43 RBI, 48 runs and an 18:66 BB:K in 404 plate appearances.
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Astros' Jeremy Pena: Doubles twice, drives in three
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Pena went 3-for-5 with two doubles, three RBI and a run scored in Sunday's win against the Orioles.
Pena hit an RBI double in the first inning before knocking a two-run double in the sixth. He'd been stuck in a 6-for-49 (.122) slump since his last multi-hit game June 5. Pena's homerless drought has now reached 31 games, and he's attempted only one steal in his last 15 contests. Still, he bumped his season slash line up to .280/.316/.382 through 314 plate appearances.
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Astros' Jeremy Pena: Day off Friday
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Pena is not in the lineup for Friday's game versus the Orioles.
Pena has managed just two hits over his last 32 at-bats, so it's probably not a bad time to give him a day to regroup. Mauricio Dubon will hold down shortstop for the Astros on Friday.
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Astros' Jeremy Pena: Reaches base three times
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Pena went 2-for-2 with a double, a walk, two RBI and a run scored Tuesday against the Cardinals.
Pena entered Tuesday's game having failed to tally an extra-base hit in 10 straight starts. He ended that drought with an RBI double in the third inning and also drove in a run on a sacrifice fly one frame later. Pena is now hitting .302 with five home runs and nine stolen bases across 251 plate appearances on the campaign.
