The Astros reinstated Allen (back) from the 10-day injured list Tuesday, Julia Morales of Space City Home Network reports. It was thought Allen may not return until later in May, but he's set to start at third base and is batting ninth versus the Dodgers on Tuesday. The Infielder was shut down April 20 due to back spasms that had kept him out of the lineup in the few days prior. As part of a series of roster moves Tuesday, the Astros placed Yainer Diaz on the 10-day IL with a left oblique strain.
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Nicholas Allen Game Log 2026
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PreseasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB3/21W 7-5302200020010023/20L 7-4300000000050003/19L 6-2211001000010033/15W 1-0100000001021003/13L 5-4300000010040003/12L 3-2200000000030003/9W 10-3300000000030003/7W 5-4301100000040013/5L 2-0200000000030003/1L 4-3211100000041012/274-4210000001030002/26L 5-0200000000030002/246-6302110000000032/21L 2-130110001002001
Preseason Totals 34386110420382011 -
Regular SeasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB5/5W 2-1301100000010014/18L 7-5000000000000004/17L 9-4100000000000004/16L 3-2000000000000004/15W 3-1302110000040034/13L 6-2200000000000004/12L 6-1300000000040004/11L 8-7100000000010004/5L 12-10321100002040014/4W 11-0300000000020003/30W 8-1000000000000003/29W 9-7010000000000003/28W 11-9000000000000003/26L 3-010000000003000
Regular Season Totals 2034310002019005
Nicholas Allen Splits 2026
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SplitsHRRBIHAVG1B2B3BBBHBPSBCSTBOBP
Overall 0060.261510200070.320Home 0030.333210000040.333Away 0030.214300200030.313Night 0050.455410000060.455Day 0010.083100200010.214March 0000.000000000000.000April 0050.278410200060.350May 0010.333100000010.333Opponent vs COL 0 0 2 0.667 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.667 vs LAA 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 vs LAD 0 0 1 0.333 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.333 vs ATH 0 0 3 0.375 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0.500 vs SEA 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 vs STL 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 vs BOS 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 Venue @ Seattle 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 @ Athletics 0 0 3 0.375 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0.500 @ Houston 0 0 3 0.333 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.333
Nicholas Allen Player Profile
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Nicholas Allen: Breaking News
In midst of rehab assignment
Allen (back) went 2-for-7 with a double, two walks, three runs and two RBI while playing in a pair of rehab games with Double-A Corpus Christi over the weekend. Houston placed Allen on the 10-day injured list April 20 after he began experiencing mid-back spasms, but he should be ready to rejoin the big club by the middle of May. He's expected to continue his rehab assignment through the end of the week, though it's unclear whether he'll stick around with Corpus Christi or move to a different affiliate.
Shut down with back spasms
The Astros placed Allen (back) on the 10-day injured list Monday. Allen had been scheduled to start at shortstop in Saturday's 7-5 loss to the Cardinals before being scratched from the lineup shortly before first pitch when he developed back spasms. The 27-year-old apparently didn't show meaningful improvement after resting up over the last couple of days, so Houston will keep him on the shelf for at least its entire seven-game week to give him extra time off to recover. The Astros called up Braden Shewmake from Triple-A Sugar Land to replace Allen as a utility infielder.