Astros SS Jeremy Peña leaves game vs. Cubs due to left rib soreness after being hit by pitch

By Canadian Press on June 27, 2025.

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Astros shortstop Jeremy Peña left Friday night’s game against the Chicago Cubs with left rib soreness.

Peña was hit by a pitch on his left side in the second inning. He stayed in the game until Mauricio Dubón entered as a pinch-hitter for him in the fifth. Dubón stayed in and played shortstop.

Peña was hitless in two at-bats before leaving the game. He is hitting .322 with 11 home runs and 40 RBIs this season.

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