PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Nathan Eovaldi (6-3, 1.62 ERA, 0.85 WHIP, 86 strikeouts); Astros: Hunter Brown (9-3, 2.21 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, 129 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros and Texas Rangers meet on Sunday with the three-game series tied 1-1.

Jeremy Peña did light on-field work and took some swings in indoor batting cage as he takes a step forward in return from rib injury.

It was fitting that the Astros had to dig deep into their reconfigured bench in the latter stages of a 5-4, 11-inning victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday that evened this three-game series.

The five players Houston was going to send were Randy Ceser, Abraham Toro, Josh James, JB Bukauskas, and Kent Emanuel. Only Toro has carved out a solid MLB career, as the other four haven't had the career that would've made the Astros regret such a deal.

Brice Matthews, who was originally set to play in the All-Star Futures game in Atlanta, was happy to make the trip back to Houston for his MLB debut.

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Houston is optimistic that Cristian Javier, who had Tommy John procedure last June 6, could return at some point in this season’s second half.