<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/astros-news-houston-surprising-injury-updates-yordan-alvarez-jeremy-pena');   ga('set', 'title', 'Astros gets surprising injury updates on Yordan Alvarez, Jeremy Pena');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Astros-news-Houston-gets-surprising-injury-updates-on-Yordan-Alvarez-Jeremy-Pena.jpg"></figure><h1>Astros gets surprising injury updates on Yordan Alvarez, Jeremy Pena</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-04T09:53:56-07:00">July 4th, 9:53am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-04T15:40:14-07:00">July 4th, 3:40pm</time><address><a>Ryan Bologna</a>Ryan Bologna is an author at ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Houston Astros got positive updates on Yordan Alvarez and Jeremy Pena ahead of the team’s series against the Colorado Rockies.</p><p>Both <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/astros-news-yordan-alvarez-injury-return-steps" rel="noopener">Yordan Alvarez</a> and Jeremy Pena will participate in Jose Urquidy’s live batting practice session at Minute Maid Park on Tuesday, according to Chandler Rome.</p><p>Alvarez might not swing a bat, but he will at least <a href="https://twitter.com/Chandler_Rome/status/1676263867163324416" rel="noopener">stand in</a> the batter’s box. He has been on the injured list since June 8 with a right oblique injury that he suffered while swinging a bat.</p><p>Pena missed all four games against the Texas Rangers in Arlington due to a neck issue, but <a href="https://twitter.com/Chandler_Rome/status/1676263649416028167?s=20" rel="noopener">participating</a> in Jose Urquidy’s live batting practice session is a good sign.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/astros-news-mixed-injury-updates-michael-brantley-jose-urquidy" rel="noopener">Astros</a> currently sit in a playoff spot at 47-38. That is good enough for a Wild Card spot in the American League, but it is not what fans expected out of the defending World Series champions. Luckily, Houston is just three games back of the Rangers for first place in the American League West.</p><p>Alvarez is viewed as the most dangerous hitter in the Astros’ lineup by most fans. His absence has been felt, and he was on pace for another monster season before his injury.</p><p>Pena was a big part of last year’s World Series win, especially in the playoffs. He won World Series MVP for his performance in that series.</p><p>Injuries have been a theme for Houston so far this season. Hopefully the Astros will be getting those two players back soon. If they do, they could be setting up for a second half run at the division.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Astros gets surprising injury updates on Yordan Alvarez, Jeremy Pena

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/israels-19-year-old-pitcher-mows-down-manny-machado-jeremy-pena-in-world-baseball-classic');   ga('set', 'title', 'Israel’s 19-year-old pitcher mows down Manny Machado, Jeremy Pena in World Baseball Classic');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/World-Baseball-Classic-news-19-year-old-Israel-pitcher-mows-down-Manny-Machado-Jeremy-Pena.jpg"></figure><h1>Israel’s 19-year-old pitcher mows down Manny Machado, Jeremy Pena in World Baseball Classic</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-03-14T17:57:26-07:00">March 14th, 5:57pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-03-14T17:57:26-07:00">March 14th, 5:57pm</time><address><a>Anthony Riccobono</a>Anthony Riccobono has been a sports reporter for over a decade. He primarily covers the NFL, MLB and NBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Israel pitcher Jacob Steinmetz had an impressive showing against the Dominican Republic in the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/padres-news-san-diego-waives-juan-soto-world-baseball-classic-restrictions" rel="noopener">2023 World Baseball Classic</a>. Steinmetz struck out <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/manny-machado-grading-padres-11-year-350-million-contract-extension" rel="noopener">Manny Machado</a>, Jeremy Pena and Gary Sanchez Tuesday night.</p><p>Steinmetz<a href="https://twitter.com/sarina/status/1635789830511624197" rel="noopener"> surrendered one run</a> and four baserunners in 1.2 innings. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/world-baseball-classic-puerto-rico1st-perfect-game" rel="noopener">Israel</a> pitcher was only allowed to get five outs in his start, but he made them all count. Manny Machado and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/astros-news-dusty-baker-michael-brantley-lineup-jeremy-pena" rel="noopener">Jeremy Pena</a> highlight a Dominican Republic lineup that’s considered to be the best in the World Baseball Classic.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">19-year-old Jacob Steinmetz strikes out Manny Machado 🇮🇱🔥</p><p>📺: WBC on FS1 <a href="https://t.co/uQLK2TwvpF">pic.twitter.com/uQLK2TwvpF</a></p><p>— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBONFOX/status/1635783907873288193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 14, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Machado was the 2022 NL MVP runner-up. Pena won the 2022 World Series MVP award as a rookie. Juan Soto, Rafael Devers and Julio Rodriguez are also in the vaunted Dominican Republic lineup.</p><p>Considering he’s just 19 years old, Tuesday’s appearance in the World Baseball Classic is probably the highlight of Steinmetz’s professional career, thus far. Steinmetz is in the Arizona Diamondbacks minor-league system. The Diamondbacks drafted him with the No. 77 overall pick in the 2021 MLB Draft.</p><p>There was plenty of pressure on Steinmetz before Tuesday’s start. It’s a virtual must-win game for both Israel and the Dominican Republic. The two teams have a 1-1 record in the World Baseball Classic. Israel and the Dominican Republic trail Puerto Rico (2-1) and Venezuela (3-0) in the Pool D standings.</p><p>Each team in Pool D plays four games. The top two teams in the pool advance to the WBC quarterfinals.</p><p>After losing to Venezuela in their WBC opener, the Dominican Republic bounced back with a 6-1 win over Nicaragua Monday. Machado went 2-5 with a home run in the win.</p><p>Israel beat Nicaragua 3-1 in its WBC opener. Puerto Rico shut out Israel 10-0 Monday with a perfect game, and the mercy rule ended the contest.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Israel’s 19-year-old pitcher mows down Manny Machado, Jeremy Pena in World Baseball Classic

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/astros-news-dusty-baker-michael-brantley-lineup-jeremy-pena');   ga('set', 'title', 'Astros’ Dusty Baker drops Michael Brantley truth bomb on World Series MVP Jeremy Pena');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Dusty-Baker-drops-Michael-Brantley-truth-bomb-on-World-Series-MVP-Jeremy-Pena.jpg"></figure><h1>Astros’ Dusty Baker drops Michael Brantley truth bomb on World Series MVP Jeremy Pena</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-03-05T12:16:47-08:00">March 5th, 12:16pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-03-05T12:16:47-08:00">March 5th, 12:16pm</time><address><a>Dan Fappiano</a>Dan Fappiano is a Connecticut based sports journalist and a graduate of both Tunxis Community College and Central Connecticut State University. Dan has spent time covering high school and professional sports in both the print and online medium. He hopes to see his beloved Chicago Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With Michael <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/astros-news-michael-brantley-encouraging-injury-update-opening-day" rel="noopener">Brantley re-signed</a> and Jeremy Pena coming off a breakout season, Dusty Baker and the Houston Astros are ready to defend their World Series title. But while Pena might be the new kid on the block, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/astros-news-lance-mccullers-jr-temporarily-not-throwing-dusty-baker-says" rel="noopener">Baker still thinks</a> Brantley will be a valuable weapon for the Astros.</p><p>Baker confirmed that when Brantley <a href="https://twitter.com/Chandler_Rome/status/1632396948412985346" rel="noopener">is in the lineup</a>, he will bat in the No. 2 spot over Pena, via Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle. For Baker, Brantley’s longevity wins out over Pena’s finish to last season.</p><p>“I know Pena’s been good, but Pena ain’t been good as long as Brantley,” Baker said.</p><p>Michael Brantley has been in the MLB since 2009. He played for the now Cleveland Guardians for 10 years before joining the Astros in 2019. Brantley has been an All Star five-times in his career, thrive in Cleveland and twice in Houston. He’s a .298 hitter with 127 home runs, 713 RBI and 125 stolen bases.</p><p>Jeremy Pena appeared in 136 regular season games for the Astros during his rookie season. He hit .253 with 22 home runs, 63 RBI and 11 stolen. Pena truly took off during the playoffs, earning both the World Series and ALCS MVP Award. Overall, Pena hit .345 with four home runs and eight RBI during his first trip to the MLB postseason.</p><p>Pena looks like a lethal weapon for the Astros for many years to come. However, Brantley has been a proven commodity in his over a decade in the major leagues. Dusty Baker knows Pena is a budding star. But Brantley will still get priority as long as he is playing and playing well.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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