Jeremy Pena Still Out in Thursday's Series Finale
Jeremy Pena (oblique) remains on the bench to start Thursday's series finale in Sacramento against the division-rival Athletics. Mauricio Dubon will make another start at shortstop and will hit in the nine-hole against A's right-hander J.T. Ginn. Pena is dealing with a strained left oblique that could cause him to miss the rest of the season. It's terrible timing for a struggling Astros team that finds itself a game out of the final wild-card spot in the American League entering play on Thursday. If this is the end of the 28-year-old's season, it would be a frustrating finish to what was a career year for the Dominican shortstop, as he's currently slashing .304/.363/.477 with a career-best .840 OPS, 17 home runs, 62 RBI, 68 runs scored, and 20 stolen bases in 125 games. Dubon is a low-upside DFS sleeper on Thursday and is hitless in three career at-bats against Ginn.
Source: MLB.com
Houston Astros shortstop Source: MLB.com

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