Through 82 games and 350 plate appearances, Pena has a .322/.378/.489 slash line with an OPS+ of 142 and 4.6 bWAR. He has hit 11 home runs, 18 doubles and one triple, knocking in 40 runs and stealing 15 bases. This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/astros as Astros Provide Encouraging Update on Status of Injured Star Jeremy Pena.

Jeremy Peña is eligible to return July 8, but didn't want to put a timetable on when he might come back from a fractured rib.

Justin Verlander's brother, Ben Verlander, appreciates the Houston Astros for coming clean about Jeremy Pena's injury.