The reliever was suspended after his ejection from a game June 6 in which he plunked one Seattle batter and nearly hit another in the head. The Astros were two players short with Peña back in Houston and right-hander Hector Neris starting to serve his reduced three-game suspension. He is not expected to resume baseball activities for 6-8 weeks. Rangers: CF Eli White had surgery in which two screws were inserted into his fractured right wrist.
McCullers still hasn't thrown any breaking balls in his recovery from an arm injury in last year's American League Division Series. Baker said RHP Lance McCullers had a “very encouraging” bullpen session that included hitting 90 mph. He said the Astros were getting a second opinion after Peña was initially evaluated by Rangers doctors. Baker said the injury wasn't the left wrist that was repaired in surgery last year, but didn't elaborate. Peña stayed in that game after getting checked out and flexing his left hand. The right-hander struck out four and walked four while allowing only two hits, both doubles.Īstros righty José Urquidy struck out four without a walk while allowing three runs over six innings.Īstros: Rookie SS Jeremy Peña returned to Houston to be evaluated by team doctors a day after he got hurt falling forward onto the turf when going after a bloop hit in in the third inning Monday night. Dane Dunning pitched six scoreless innings for the Rangers, but is still winless in his last eight starts.