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The Astros received a terrible injury update on Yordan Alvarez this week, the sole silver lining of which is that fellow slugger Jose Abreu has excelled in Alvarez’s absence.The town of Houston ain’t big enough for two Cuban sluggers. Jose…

“Lucky, he’s a family guy...”Image: Getty ImagesOnce Clint Eastwood turned into his character from “Gran Torino” I haven’t paid as much attention to the Hollywood legend’s movies. So forgive me, I just saw “Trouble with the Curve,” and…

Yordan Alvarez and his mighty bat did it yet again, launching a go-ahead, two-run homer in the sixth inning off Seattle ace Luis Castillo that lifted the Houston Astros over the Mariners 4-2 on Thursday for a 2-0 lead in the AL Division…

Yordan Alvarez hit another go-ahead home run in Game 2 of the ALDS, and made MLB history in the process as the Astros defeated the Mariners.One would assume the Seattle Mariners learned their lesson, but it took Scott Servais two tries to…

Houston Astros radio play-by-play man Todd Kalas lost his mind on Yordan Alvarez’s walk-off home run to beat the Mariners in Game 1.Alvarez sent all of Minute Maid Park into a frenzy, so it should come as no surprise that the broadcast…

Houston we do NOT have a problem! Yordan Alvarez seals unbelievable 8-7 comeback victory for the Astros with a walk-off home run to avoid an upset loss to the Seattle Mariners in Game OneThe Seattle Mariners blew a 6-3 lead…

Going, going, gone — thriceImage: Getty ImagesThere are less than 20 games left for each MLB team, and a lot of fan bases have already switched to football mode. When you mix that with these home runs races — Aaron Judge mashing balls…

Houston Astros outfielder and designated hitter Yordan Alvarez left the game against the Atlanta Braves early Friday night in a scary situation.Houston Astros outfielder and designated hitter Yordan Alvarez left Friday night’s game against…

That’s three! That’s already three strikes!Screenshot: MLBWe don’t want to alarm anyone, but it appears home plate umpire Jim Wolf gave Houston’s Yordan Alvarez four strikes in today’s matchup with Rich Hill and the Boston Red Sox. See for…

Yordan Alvarez homered and drove in three runs as the host Houston Astros held on for a 7-5 victory over the New York Yankees on Thursday night to complete a sweep of a day-night doubleheader.Alvarez was activated from the injured list…