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Apr 15, 2024 1 0 0 0 -0.5
Apr 14, 2024 2 1 0 0 4.5
Apr 13, 2024 1 0 0 1 2.5
Apr 12, 2024 3 2 0 0 4.5
Apr 11, 2024 1 1 0 0 2
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L 12-8
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Sat, Apr 13
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Sun, Apr 14
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ATL
Mon, Apr 15
L 6-1
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Tue, Apr 16
8:10 pm
TBS
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Wed, Apr 17
2:10 pm
ESP+
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WAS
Fri, Apr 19
6:45 pm
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WAS
Sat, Apr 20
4:05 pm
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WAS
Sun, Apr 21
1:35 pm
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Player Outlook
Jeremy Pena fanned less and walked more than he did in his rookie season. Pena's average exit velocity and hard-hit rate were essentially the same. However, he flattened his swing, resulting in more grounders and a three mph drop in flyball average exit velocity, cutting his HR/FB mark in half. The change helped boost his BABIP by 25 points, but Pena's power was crushed as he left the yard only 10 times, 12 fewer times than his first season, despite 76 more plate appearances. He stole two more bases, but he profiled as someone who would take advantage of the new rules. It was sage to expect Pena to fall short of his freshman season, but the way he did it was curious, morphing into an extreme groundball hitter. From a fantasy perspective, Pena's transition is better for batting average, but he doesn't steal ample bases to be a top tier shortstop unless he reverts to hitting more flyballs. Pena is why tracking stats when drafting is precarious. He's likely going to be a fantasy asset, but the distribution of his stats has a wide range of possibilities.

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Batting Average
2024 50.52.8 9 2 8 3 2 .343
2023 357.52.4 81 10 52 43 13 .263
2022 337.52.5 72 22 63 22 11 .253
3y Avg. 3462.4 76 16 58 32 12 .259
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  • Astros' Jeremy Pena: Swipes first bag

    Rotowire
    Pena went 1-for-4 with a stolen base Sunday against the Rangers. Pena has had a strong start to the season, posting three extra-base hits -- including two homers -- across his first 38 plate appearances. He added his first stolen base of the campaign Sunday after being caught on his initial attempt March 31. Pena was successful on the basepaths only 13 times on 22 attempts in 2023, but it appears he still has the green light.
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  • Astros' Jeremy Pena: Continues strong start

    Rotowire
    Pena went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run and an additional RBI in an 8-0 victory versus Toronto on Wednesday. Pena knocked an RBI single in the fifth inning, then went deep with a two-run blast in the seventh. The long ball was the second across the shortstop's past three games, and he's knocked in six runs over that stretch. Pena has four multi-hit games on the campaign and is slashing .400/.444/.680 through 27 plate appearances.
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  • Astros' Jeremy Pena: Ends homer drought

    Rotowire
    Pena went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, three RBI and a walk Monday against the Blue Jays. Pena was one of three Astros to go deep and accounted for one of five long balls for the team. The hit ended a 77-game home-run drought, as he had failed to clear the fences since July 5. Pena worked on a new stance throughout the offseason in an effort to tap into more power, though he has only a .067 ISO in a very limited sample of 16 plate appearances to begin the new campaign.
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  • Astros' Jeremy Pena: Has new stance

    Rotowire
    Pena overhauled his batting stance during the offseason, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports. Pena was essentially a league-average hitter in many aspects last season, but he posted just a .118 ISO across 634 plate appearances. To unlock more power in 2024, he reworked his stance to minimize movement while focusing on driving balls to all areas of the field. Manager Joe Espada has noted early in spring training that Pena looks more athletic and comfortable in the box while lifting the ball more. The latter will be a key to his potential jump in home runs, as he has only a 29.5 flyball percentage across 1,192 career plate appearances.
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  • Astros' Jeremy Pena: Goes through workout Monday

    Rotowire
    Pena, who landed on first base awkwardly for the final out of Sunday's ALDS Game 2 loss to the Twins, was spotted taking infield with his teammates during Monday's workout, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports. Pena appeared to be walking around gingerly after being retired for the final out Sunday, but it seems like he got through Monday's workout with no issues. Expect him to start at shortstop as the Astros look to regain the series edge Tuesday.
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  • Astros' Jeremy Pena: Records two steals

    Rotowire
    Pena went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Royals. Pena had gone nearly a whole month since his last steal Aug. 25. In the 24 games between thefts, he hit .316 (31-for-98) with 10 extra-base hits, eight RBI and 20 runs scored. The second-year shortstop hasn't matched his power output from 2022, but his walk rate and on-base percentage have risen while his strikeout rate has decreased, indicating a better approach at the plate. For the year, Pena has a .262/.323/.383 slash line with 10 home runs, 13 steals, 51 RBI and 81 runs scored over 143 contests.
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  • Astros' Jeremy Pena: Hitting well in September

    Rotowire
    Pena went 1-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI on Monday against the Orioles. Pena delivered an RBI single in the sixth inning and later came around to score in the same frame, a continuation of his positive performance in September. He has yet to go deep but has hit .292 with three RBI and 13 runs scored across 16 games for the month. Overall, Pena has shown improved plate discipline as compared to his rookie season, though he's seen a disappointing dip in power -- highlighted by a drip in his ISO from .173 to .123.
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  • Astros' Jeremy Pena: Records five hits in blowout

    Rotowire
    Pena went 5-for-6 with a triple, a double and three RBI in Sunday's 17-4 win over the Tigers. Pena began his day with a double and also tripled home three runs in the eighth. He's enjoying his best month of the season at the plate, slashing .333/.426/.425 with seven RBI, 15 runs and a 13:18 BB:K in 24 games. Pena has not been able to replicate the same power he showcased his rookie season with just 10 home runs compared to the 22 he hit last year. Sunday was his first game with multiple extra base hits since June 9 and his first game with multiple RBI since he had four July 29.
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  • Astros' Jeremy Pena: Swipes 11th bag

    Rotowire
    Pena went 0-for-1 with a walk and a stolen base Friday against the Tigers. Pena had an unconventional but still productive game, as he reached base on catcher interference and an error in addition to his walk. That gave him the opportunity to swipe his 11th base of the season, matching his total from 2022. Pena has maintained a .299 batting average across 22 games in August, but he has only five extra-base hits and no home runs in that span.
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  • Astros' Jeremy Pena: Gets breather Sunday

    Rotowire
    Pena isn't in the Astros' lineup Sunday against the Angels, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports. Pena has been red-hot at the plate lately, slashing .333/.447/.385 in 47 plate appearances since the start of August. He'll get a day to rest Sunday while Grae Kessinger starts at shortstop and bats eighth.
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  • Astros' Jeremy Pena: Heating up

    Rotowire
    Pena went 3-for-4 with one double, one RBI and two runs scored in Friday's victory over the Angels. Pena has been demoted to the bottom third of the Astros lineup in five of his last six games, but this performance marks his fourth multi-hit effort in his last 10 games. After bottoming out with a .205 average and only one home run in July, Pena has responded with 12 hits and seven walks in 43 plate appearances thus far in August. His glove keeps him in the lineup, and continued production like this will help return him to the top of a potent Astros lineup.
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  • Astros' Jeremy Pena: Piling up multi-hit games

    Rotowire
    Pena went 2-for-2 with two walks and a run scored Tuesday against the Guardians. Pena tallied his fourth multi-hit performance in his last six starts, and he's also worked four free passes in that span. He had a dreadful July during which he hit just .205, but he appears to be coming out of the prolonged slump. Pena still has only a .679 OPS on the season, primarily because he has a disappointing 10 home runs across 409 plate appearances.
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  • Astros' Jeremy Pena: Lacking signs of improvement

    Rotowire
    Pena went 1-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base Friday against the Rays. Pena enjoyed a productive game, nabbing his 10th stolen base of the season and second since the return from the All-Star break. Despite hitting second in the order in seven of the team's last nine games, he has also shown few signs of improvement at the plate by hitting .206 with only two RBI and four runs scored in that span. Pena has had a disappointing season overall, as he's maintained only an 82 wRC+ and .289 wOBA across 391 plate appearances for the campaign.
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  • Astros' Jeremy Pena: Back in lineup Tuesday

    Rotowire
    Astros manager Dusty Baker said in an interview on SportsTalk 790 in Houston on Tuesday that Pena (hamstring) will be back in the lineup for Tuesday's game in Colorado. A hamstring cramp necessitated Pena's removal from Saturday's game versus the Angels and he didn't play Sunday. However, it looks like the shortstop is good to go following Monday's off day.
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  • Astros' Jeremy Pena: Out of lineup Sunday

    Rotowire
    Pena (hamstring) is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels. Pena left Saturday's game after appearing to tweak something during his at-bat in the 10th inning. Manager Dusty Baker confirmed after the game that it's a hamstring issue for Pena, though he was optimistic that it was just a cramp, per Chandler Rome of The Athletic. Grae Kessinger will get a turn at shortstop with Pena banged up.
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  • Astros' Jeremy Pena: Exits with apparent injury

    Rotowire
    Pena was removed from Saturday's game versus the Angels in the 10th inning with an apparent injury, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports. Pena looked to tweak something in the back of his right leg on a swing in the top of the 10th inning. He stayed in the game to finish his plate appearance but was removed for defense prior to the bottom of the frame. The Astros should have more on Pena's condition soon.
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  • Astros' Jeremy Pena: Homers in return

    Rotowire
    Pena went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run Wednesday against the Rockies. Pena returned from a five-game absence caused by neck stiffness. He popped his 10th homer of the season but only his second across his last 26 games. In that same span, he has only six total extra-base hits with six RBI and 13 runs scored. Pena hasn't taken the step forward some had hoped for in his second season, but he's settled in to provide decent production across the board, as he has eight stolen bases and a combined 73 runs and RBI across 77 games on the campaign.
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  • Astros' Jeremy Pena: Starting Wednesday

    Rotowire
    Pena (neck) is starting at shortstop and batting eighth Wednesday versus the Rockies, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports. Pena will return to the lineup after a five-game absence with neck stiffness. He currently holds a five-game hit streak, batting .261 with a home run, three RBI and four runs scored over that stretch.
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  • Astros' Jeremy Pena: Still out Tuesday

    Rotowire
    Pena (neck) remains out of the lineup for Tuesday's tilt versus the Rockies, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports. Pena did take part of Jose Urquidy's (shoulder) live batting practice session pregame but will miss a fifth straight contest with neck tightness. It still seems likely that he'll be able to avoid a stint on the injured list. Mauricio Dubon will handle shortstop Tuesday.
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  • Astros' Jeremy Pena: Remains out Monday

    Rotowire
    Pena (neck) is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Rangers. Pena will sit out for a fourth consecutive game while he continues to contend with neck tightness. Mauricio Dubon will fill in at shortstop for Pena and bat second in the series finale in Arlington. According to Brian McTaggart of MLB.com, Pena was spotted fielding grounders prior to Monday's contest, so the 25-year-old is still seemingly being viewed as day-to-day and could avoid a stint on the injured list.
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