NEW YORK — As he faced hitters for the first time since his hamstring popped at Wrigley Field, Emilio Pagán’s fastball was at 94-to-95 mph. It was only a live batting practice session against his Reds’ teammates at 2 o’clock in the afternoon, and it was only a precursor to a rehab assignment. But the velocity was there. He looked like Pagán.

While the Astros got relatively good news on Tuesday regarding infielder Nick Allen’s left hamstring injury, the same couldn’t be said concerning veteran outfielder LaMonte Wade Jr. Wade, who was removed from Monday’s 5-4 extra-inning win over the Angels with a right hamstring strain,

Murakami is two weeks into a hamstring injury that was and is still expected to have him missing four to six weeks in total. His return date is expected likely around the All-Star break in early July.