AL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES: RANGERS VS ASTROS

October 19, 2023

Jeremy Peña

Globe Life Field

Houston Astros

Pregame 4 Press Conference

Q. I wanted to ask about Dubón, he got finalist for two Gold Gloves. Has he surprised you how well he's played defensively at different positions and his overall impact on the team?

JEREMY PEÑA: It hasn't surprised me at all. Dubón has been great for us all year. Not just his defense, his offense, as well. Doesn't matter where you put him out there, he gets the job done. And I think he's a really big piece of this team.

Q. I'm going to ask you this in English and in Spanish. The question is about your dad, how much influence he's had on you, how much you grew up with the game and how much you've taken that with you as a college player, Big Leaguer.

JEREMY PEÑA: I would say my parents are everything to me, you know, both my father and my mother. They've been there every step of the way, always supported me.

And my dad has not only been a father figure to me, but he's also been my role model. I've never had to leave my house to find a person to live up to. I've had that right in my living room. He went through the journey that I wanted to go through when I was younger. So he was always a call away. Yeah, blessed.

Q. Why do you think you guys as an offense see the ball so well here?

JEREMY PEÑA: I don't know. It is what it is. We try to play our game every stadium we go to, and the results just seem to be that way when we play here.

So we're going to try to keep it going.

Q. When you're facing a situation like yesterday, down two games, out on the road, what kind of calming influence is Altuve with all his postseason experience?

JEREMY PEÑA: Altuve is a leader in our clubhouse. He's gone through this postseason process a lot. Him and Bregman, they have a lot of experience when it comes to these games. Experience plays a key part of this process. So we lean on those guys, I've done it year in and year out, and let them lead us.

Q. The bottom third of your lineup last night, 6 hits, 4 RBI. Do you take any pride in making opposing staffs pay after getting through the heart of the lineup?

JEREMY PEÑA: I would say in our lineup anyone could beat you, any given night, any given day. So it's just about having your approach, taking care of whatever you have to do that day to prepare for the game and then going out there and competing. Anyone can beat you on any given day, and we take pride in that as a team.

Q. You guys are going to see Montgomery again. Maybe without going into specifics, how do you make adjustments?

JEREMY PEÑA: You go back to the drawing board. Just go back to -- I don't know, you just build your plan. You build a plan of attack, show up that day and try to execute.

Q. You said you guys don't know really why you perform so well and hit so well at Globe Life. Is that something you've talked about and vocalized before coming here for Game 3, the success you've had?

JEREMY PEÑA: We know it. We don't really need to talk about it as a team. We know we have a great offense. And yeah, it's about just putting it together and playing team baseball.