Alvarez hits 2-run homer in 9th to cap big night with Astros’ 10-8 victory over Rays
Alvarez led Houston’s comeback with his fourth multihomer game and 29th homer of the season as the Astros ended Tampa Bay’s nine-game winning streak.
- On Saturday, Yordan Alvarez hit a walk-off, two-run home run in the ninth inning off Casey Legumina, giving the Houston Astros a 10-8 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in Houston.
- Junior Caminero, named to his second All-Star team, gave Tampa Bay a 1-0 lead with a first-inning home run, and Richie Palacios added a two-run shot in the second inning to build a 7-2 advantage.
- Named to his fourth All-Star team, Alvarez homered twice and drove in six runs, bringing his season total to 29 home runs leading the American League; Jose Altuve finished 2 for 3 with two walks.
- After Hunter Brown allowed a season-high seven runs over four innings, Houston's bullpen held Tampa Bay to one run over the final innings, with Josh Hader earning the win and Zach Dezenzo's pinch-hit RBI single tying the seventh.
- RHP Peter Lambert is set to start for the Astros on Sunday in the series finale as Houston attempts to secure a series win.
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Independent EspañolHOUSTON (AP) — Cuban Yordan Álvarez connected a two-run home run against Casey Legumina without outs in the ninth inning to crown a big night and give the Houston Astros a 10-8 win over the...
Astros snap Rays' 9-game win streak on Yordan Alvarez walk-off HR
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Alvarez hits 2-run homer in 9th to cap big night with Astros' 10-8 victory over Rays
Yordan Alvarez hit a two-run homer off Casey Legumina with no outs in the ninth inning to cap a big night and give the Houston Astros a 10-8 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday.
Astros snap Rays’ 9-game win streak on Yordan Alvarez walk-off HR
Yordan Alvarez capped a three-hit, six-RBI night with a walkoff two-run home run as the Houston Astros rallied from a five-run deficit to outslug the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 10-8 on Saturday.Alvarez plated Jose Altuve with his 29th home run of the season and second of the game with no outs in the ninth inning. He smacked a 1-2 fastball from Rays reliever Casey Legumina (2-2) 424 feet to straightaway center field to snap the Rays' nine-game winni…
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