Yordan Alvarez and Jon Singleton each hit long homers in the first inning for the Houston Astros, who beat the New York Yankees 4-3 on Thursday night to avoid being swept in the season series. Alvarez, who was 3 for 32 with no homers in his previous nine games entering Thursday, hit a two-out solo shot off Marcus Stroman (2-2) into the second deck in right field measured at 116.8 mph. “When he hit it, he looked in the dugout (as if he was) saying ‘Hey, I’m coming,’” Astros manager Joe Espada said.
Astros have reached the ALCS seven years in a row, but their ugly start to 2024 has them on the back foot.
The Houston Astros fell to 7-15 on the season on Saturday night. The loss led to candid comments from Espada on the missed opportunity and came during a time when the 'Stros saw their top three most shocking surprises to begin the 2024 season revealed. Astros ace Justin Verlander made his first start of the season on Friday, winning his first game of the season and inspiring hopes for better days ahead.
No | Player | P |
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52 | P | |
41 | P | |
56 | P | |
58 | P | |
66 | P | |
77 | P | |
31 | P | |
71 | P | |
53 | P | |
61 | P | |
43 | P | |
47 | P | |
56 | P | |
63 | P | |
55 | P | |
50 | P | |
62 | P | |
65 | P | |
59 | P | |
35 | P |
No | Player | P |
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17 | C | |
21 | C |
No | Player | P |
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27 | 2B | |
2 | 3B | |
38 | 1B | |
16 | SS | |
3 | SS | |
28 | 1B |
No | Player | P |
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44 | LF | |
14 | CF | |
10 | CF | |
20 | LF | |
6 | CF | |
30 | RF |