6:16 pm: During the Astros’s pregame radio show, GM Dana Brown said that Pena’s sloping injury “Can just be a two -day thing. It is a minor based on the first evaluation. “Pena still gets some testing from due diligence. (Tip for Chandler Rome).
5:40 pm: While the Astros go in a critical matchup tonight with the Mariners, Houston will be without one of the most important players for at least this game and perhaps beyond. Jeremy Foam was included in the first line -up, but is now scratched because of the left slanted pain, according to an announcement from the team.
Unnecessary to say that losing Pena would be devastating for the chances of the Astros to win it already West, or even make the late season, considering how the rankings is reduced. The Astros Trail Seattle with two games in the Divisierace after losing the first two games of this weekend series, and another loss tonight would completely put Houston out of the play-off photo, because the rising Guardians would have a matching 84-72 record and the Tiebraak Edge.
Because the Astros do not play on Monday, it offers some extra time to evaluate Pena’s condition. If it is just a matter of pain and tonight’s scratch was more a precautionary measure, it is possible that the short stop can be in action again as soon as Tuesday. However, sloping problems are notorously difficult to project, so even if Pena falls short of a real oblique tension, there may still be enough discomfort that the Astros does not want the risk that he can bring him into a game.
Pena has the best of his four major league seasons and hits .304/.363/.477 with 17 gay and 20 steals (in 22 attempts) over 543 plate performances. Each of those Slash categories is a new career high for Pena, and he has also matched his personal record in stolen bases. Pena was worth 5.7 Fwar this season between his large numbers and excellent defense, although he missed the entire July that recovered from a rib fracture.
Injuries are the biggest problem of Houston’s season, because it is quite remarkable that the Astros are still seen in the race how many important players have missed considerable amounts of time. Jordan Alvarez Is one of those figures, because the Slugger is limited to 48 games due to a hand injury with a finger, and most recently a sprained only that sent him back to the IL on September 16.
Alvarez has provided media (including The Houston Chronicle’s Matt Kawahara) With an update about his status today, saying that he should not start with baseball activities yet, because the inflammation in his ankle is not fully arranged. On the positive side, Alvarez no longer wears a protective boot, and he feels that he heals a little faster than expected. In the absolute best scenario, Alvarez would be eligible to be activated outside the IL on Friday when the Astros visit the angels in the opener of their last series of the year.
A player who will not be an option is Brendan RodgersAs manager Joe Espada confirmed Brian McTaggart from MLB.com And other reporters that Rodgers’ season is officially over. The news is no surprise, because Rodgers has not played in a big league match since 14 June. Initially sidelined by an oblique trunk, rodgers suffered a concussion and a nasal fracture after a collision on the field in his first Minor League Rehab match in July. He returned to play a minors match in August, but was then put aside by back problems.
Rodgers, signed at a Minor League deal, made the opening day schedule and therefore closed a $ 2 salary for the 2025 season. He hit .191/.266/.278 more than 128 PA and 43 matches before his injuries have to make his season for sure, and retractors with holders ‘contractgers’ contractgers – This winter.
Rodgers was brought on board to add the second base depth Jose AltuveThe planned move to the left field, and he was perhaps a fallback plan after Houston missed when signing Jorge Polanco. The Astros were second for the Mariners when signing Polanco, as the experienced Infielder said Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times that Houston was “Very close. They made a good offer, but Seattle came back with a better offer. “
The Mariners also had the opportunity to combat, because Divish writes that the Polanco Seattle agent gave a last chance to exceed Astros’s offer. The end result was a one -year warranty of $ 7.75 mm plus a mutual option for 2026 that is now located in a player option. Missing Polanco can perhaps be the difference for the Astros in the Al West race, because Polanco returned in a huge way from a gloomy 2024 season to hit .265/.325/.489 with 24 Homers for the Ms this year.
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