{"id":245920,"date":"2026-04-12T04:50:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T04:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/245920\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T04:50:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T04:50:09","slug":"houston-astros-ss-jeremy-pena-exits-with-knee-tightness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/245920\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston Astros SS Jeremy Pena exits with knee tightness"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ESPN<\/p>\n

Sunday, April 12, 2026 4:33AM<\/p>\n

SEATTLE — Houston Astros<\/a> shortstop Jeremy Pena<\/a> left Saturday night’s game against the Seattle Mariners<\/a> in the fourth inning because of right posterior knee tightness.<\/p>\n

Pena singled off starter Luis Castillo<\/a> in the fourth, advanced to second on Yordan Alvarez<\/a>‘s flyout and went to third on an RBI single by Isaac Paredes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As the Mariners made a pitching change, pinch-runner Nick Allen<\/a> replaced Pena at third.<\/p>\n

Pena is batting .256 with five runs scored this season. He was the World Series MVP and American League Championship Series MVP as a rookie in 2022.<\/p>\n

Pena made his first All-Star team last year, when he batted .304 with 17 home runs, 62 RBIs, 20 stolen bases and an .840 OPS in 125 games.<\/p>\n

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