"Paredes, 26, came to Houston as part of the offseason Kyle Tucker blockbuster with the Cubs. His pull-heavy flyball approach has proven a perfect match with Houston's Daikin Park. Through his first 94 games and 409 plate appearances as an Astro, the righty-swinging Paredes has slashed .259/.359/.470 with 19 homers. While Paredes has performed better at home, however, it'd be a unfair to his strong season to suggest he's simply a product of the short left-field porch in Houston. Ten of those 19 round-trippers have come at home, where he's slashed .253/.360/.483, but Paredes has been nearly as good on the road, hitting .266/.359/.457."
"There's some risk in the accelerated return to the lineup. General manager Dana Brown earlier this week said there was only an "outside chance" that Paredes could return this weekend. He's taken live batting practice but hasn't played in a single minor league rehab game. However, Yordan Alvarez recently suffered a significant ankle sprain that's kept him out of the lineup since Sept. 15 and seems to have relegated him to a bench/pinch-hitting role for the time being."
Infielder Isaac Paredes is expected to be reinstated from the 60-day injured list before tonight's series opener against the Mariners, but Houston must open a 40-man roster spot to activate him. Paredes has been sidelined since July 19 with a significant hamstring strain and has only taken live batting practice without any minor-league rehab games. The 26-year-old right-handed slugger has slashed .259/.359/.470 with 19 home runs in 94 games and 409 plate appearances as an Astro, showing strong home and road production. The Astros are relying on Paredes amid Yordan Alvarez's ankle sprain and a pivotal AL West series tied at 84-69.
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