Overview

• Houston announced less than two hours before first pitch that Peña was removed from the lineup with left oblique soreness.
• Peña had been slated to lead off at shortstop, and Mauricio Dubón took over the position in the updated lineup.
• The Astros entered Sunday two games behind Seattle in the AL West and tied with Cleveland for the final AL wild-card spot, with the Guardians holding the tiebreaker.
• Peña has delivered a breakout season after an earlier rib fracture, entering the day at .304/.363/.477 with a team-best 131 OPS+.
• He went 2-for-4 with a seventh-inning grand slam in Saturday’s loss, and the club continues to weather injuries to Yordan Álvarez and Josh Hader, plus a pitching staff with six starters and three relievers on the IL.