Back in the leadoff spot for Houston, Peña finished 3-for-5 with three singles. He flied out in each of his final two at-bats, including to end the top of the 10th inning. He was replaced on defense in the bottom of the 10th after his right hamstring “cramped up” in that last at-bat, manager Joe Espada said.

The Astros made arguably the flashiest trade of the 2025 deadline, acquiring 2017 world series champion Carlos Correa from the Minnesota Twins, who paid off a portion of Correa’s remaining mega-contract.