Overview
- Peña fouled off a pitch, immediately reached for his right hamstring and was removed from the game after an on-field check by manager Joe Espada and an Astros trainer.
- Brice Matthews pinch-hit for Peña and moved into the lineup while Raynel Delgado shifted to shortstop, forcing in-game positional adjustments.
- Peña missed more than a month this season with a Grade 1 right hamstring strain and previously suffered a broken finger in WBC play and a small rib fracture last year.
- Despite missed time, Peña has been a key contributor, producing a .286/.345/.453 slash line with six home runs in 42 games and serving as Houston’s primary shortstop.
- Medical testing and a formal diagnosis are pending, and an extended absence would deepen roster strain for an injury-hit Astros team and could harm their playoff chances.