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Yordan Alvarez of the Astros celebrating a grand slam against the Twins
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Alvarez’s Grand Slam Lifts Astros Past Twins

Astros 6, Twins 4 The Houston Astros defeated the Minnesota Twins 6–4 on Tuesday night at Daikin Park after erasing an early three-run deficit behind Yordan Alvarez‘s fourth-inning grand slam. The Astros fell behind 3–0 in the opening inning, but Alvarez delivered the game’s biggest swing with a go-ahead grand slam. Mike Burrows recovered after […]

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Josh Bell and Brooks Lee of the Twins celebrating a Bell homer against the Astros
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Twins Hold Off Late Astros Rally

Twins 5, Astros 4 The Minnesota Twins defeated the Houston Astros 5–4 on Monday night at Daikin Park, holding off a late comeback after back-to-back home runs in the ninth inning. Royce Lewis, Victor Caratini, and Josh Bell each homered for the Twins, as Cam Smith hit two home runs and Taylor Trammell added a […]

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Yordan Alvarez of the Astros running out a home run against the Royals
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Alvarez Powers Astros Past Royals

Astros 10, Royals 8 The Houston Astros defeated the Kansas City Royals, 10–8, on Friday night at Kauffman Stadium after scoring nine runs in the first inning and surviving a late comeback attempt. Yordan Alvarez homered twice, including a grand slam, as the Astros built an early cushion and held off a late Royals rally. […]

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Yordan Alvarez of the Astros running out a grand slam against the Athletics
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Alvarez Grand Slam Powers Astros Past Athletics

Astros 13, Athletics 2 The Houston Astros defeated the the Athletics, 13–2, on Saturday afternoon at Daikin Park behind a six-run second inning and another strong performance from the pitching staff. Yordan Alvarez launched a grand slam, LaMonte Wade Jr. hit his first home run with the Astros, and the Astros’ offense broke the game […]

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Rangers Drop Series Finale to Astros

Astros 5, Rangers 1 ARLINGTON, Texas (May 28) — The Texas Rangers fell short in their series finale against the Houston Astros, 5–1, Thursday night. The home run ball was once again the Astros’ weapon of choice as Jeremy Peña and Isaac Paredes both left the yard in the first inning. Now that this series […]

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Alvarez, Astros Edge Rangers

Astros 4, Rangers 3 ARLINGTON, Texas (May 27) — The Texas Rangers dropped a close one to the Houston Astros, 4–3, Wednesday night. A second consecutive multi-homer game by Yordan Alvarez helped seal the deal for the Astros. The Rangers, meanwhile, will go for the split in this four-game set Thursday evening. First pitch is […]

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Astros Trounce Rangers in Middle Game

Astros 11, Rangers 0 ARLINGTON, Texas (Sept. 6) — The Texas Rangers faltered to the Houston Astros, 11–0, Saturday night to even their three-game series. Christian Walker and Yordan Alvarez hit one home run apiece to help the Astros get the win. The Rangers, meanwhile, will aim to win the series in the finale Sunday […]

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