YORDAN ALVAREZ NEWS

Astros lose combo no-hit try in 8th; Rangers' skid hits 11

Framber Valdez and the Houston bullpen took a no-hit try into the eighth inning and Astros beat Texas 4-1, sending the Rangers to their season-worst 11th straight loss

JULY 25, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Astros hand Rangers 10th straight loss with 7-3 victory

Kyle Tucker hit a three-run homer in Houston’s big third inning to help the Astros hand the Texas Rangers their 10th straight loss with a 7-3 victory

JULY 24, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Allard expected to start for the Rangers against Astros

The Rangers will start Kolby Allard on Friday while the Astros are expected to counter with Jake Odorizzi

JULY 23, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Good to go Tuesday Alvarez is in Tuesday's starting lineup against Cleveland after exiting Monday's game with a hamstring issue.

Impact Alvarez figures to have passed all tests after being looked at again by trainers Tuesday. It's still not entirely clear what happened to the slugger's hamstring during Monday's game, but if any issue is still present, it seems to be something Alvarez can play through for the time being.

JULY 20, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Astros News: Houston Gets Concerning Yordan Alvarez Injury Update After Monster Game The Houston Astros got some concerning news after Yordan Alvarez suffered a hamstring injury despite a monster performance at the plate on M...

JULY 20, 2021 • FANDUEL.COM

Yordan Alvarez's blast helps Houston over Cleveland Yordan Alvarez snapped an 0-for-22 slump with at two-run homer to help the Houston Astros to a 4-3 win over Cleveland on Monday night.

JULY 20, 2021 • BEACONJOURNAL.COM

Suffers hamstring injury Alvarez suffered a hamstring injury during Monday's game against the Indians, Mark Berman of Fox 26 Houston reports. He went 2-for-3 with a home run, double, a walk and two RBI in...

Impact According to manager Dusty Baker, Alvarez suffered the injury on his double in the seventh inning, though it's unclear if the slugger will be forced to miss any time as a result. The team is set to re-evaluate Alvarez early Tuesday before assessing his status for the second game of the series later that day.

JULY 20, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Alvarez breaks slump, slugs 2-run HR in win HOUSTON -- Yordan Alvarez emerged from his offensive slump just in time to rescue the Astros’ struggling offense. Alvarez clubbed a monster...

JULY 20, 2021 • MLB.COM

Alvarez ends slump with 2-run HR as Astros beat Indians 4-3

Yordan Alvarez snapped an 0-for-22 slump with a two-run homer to help the Houston Astros to a 4-3 win over the Cleveland Indians

JULY 20, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hammers two-run shot Alvarez went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer, a double and a walk in Monday's 4-3 win over Cleveland.

Impact Alvarez entered Monday's game in an ugly 2-for-30 slump over his previous eight games but broke out in a big way. His 17th homer of the season was a two-run blast in the fifth inning to give Houston a 4-1 lead. The 6-foot-5 slugger is now slashing an impressive .287/.355/.524 with 35 extra-base hits and 58 RBI through 330 plate appearances.

JULY 20, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Greinke expected to start for the Astros against the Indians

The Indians will start J.C

JULY 19, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Slumping, moved to two hole Alvarez batted second in the order and went 0-for-3 in Sunday's 4-0 loss to the White Sox.

Impact Houston manager Dusty Baker shook up the lineup, as his team mustered just one run and four hits over 18 weekend innings. Alvarez is Exhibit 1 for the slumping lineup. He's hitless with 12 strikeouts over the last 21 at-bats.

JULY 19, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Giolito expected to start as White Sox host the Astros

The White Sox are expected to send Lucas Giolito to the mound Saturday and the Astros plan to give Jake Odorizzi the start

JULY 17, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Yankees' Cole demands ball, completes 3-hit gem vs Astros

Yankees ace Gerrit Cole demanded on the mound that manager Aaron Boone let him get the final out, then struck out Yordan Alvarez with a 99 mph fastball on his career-high 129th pit...

JULY 11, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Odorizzi expected to start as Houston hosts New York

The Astros will roll out Jake Odorizzi to the mound Friday and the Yankees plan to give Nestor Cortes Jr. the start

JULY 9, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

McCullers Jr. expected to start for Houston against Oakland

The Astros will roll out Lance McCullers Jr. to the mound Thursday and the Athletics plan to give Frankie Montas the start

JULY 8, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Astros News: Jose Altuve Heaps Praise Onto Yordan Alvarez After Monster Two-Home Run Game The Houston Astros are in quite the groove lately. This team went a staggering 19-9 in the month of June and has rattled off five straight w...

JULY 7, 2021 • FANDUEL.COM

Launches two in return Alvarez went 3-for-3 with a walk, two home runs, five RBI and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 9-6 win over Oakland.

Impact Fresh off the paternity list, Alvarez showed off his "dad" strength Tuesday, clobbering a first-inning two-run homer, then a three-run job in the fifth. The second blast tied the game after Houston had fallen behind early. The slugging DH/outfielder has produced seven homers and 18 RBI over the last 12 games.

JULY 7, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Yordan Alvarez homers twice as Astros come back to top A's Yordan Álvarez hit two homers and drove in five runs, José Altuve drove in the go-ahead...

JULY 7, 2021 • CHRON.COM

Dad strength: Yordan sparks win with 2 HRs HOUSTON -- Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez probably can’t wait to tell his newborn son about his performance Tuesday night. Alvarez, in his fi...

JULY 7, 2021 • MLB.COM

2021 All-Snubbed Team: All the players who should be All-Stars but aren't

Now that the full All-Star rosters are out, Jordan Shusterman highlights the names that are noticeably missing from the list.

JULY 5, 2021

Returns from paternity list Alvarez (paternity) returned to the Astros' 26-man roster Monday, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Impact The slugger missed three games but will surely be back in the Astros' lineup when they begin their series against the Athletics on Tuesday. Alvarez hit .250 with three homers and nine RBI in eight games before going on paternity leave.

JULY 5, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

On paternity leave Alvarez has left the Astros on paternity leave, Jake Kaplan of The Athleticreports.

Impact The 24-year-old can miss up to three days, but players don't always use the full length of the paternity leave. Taylor Jones was recalled from Triple-A Sugar Land in a corresponding move.

JULY 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Ignites dormant offense Alvarez went 1-for-2 with two walks and a solo home run in Thursday's 7-2 win over Cleveland.

Impact After the Astros were swept by the Orioles to start the week, Houston's offense was dormant through the first three innings before Alvarez crushed a J.C. Mejia sinker for a 446-foot homer that left the bat at 116.4 mph. That ignited a comeback that included homers from Jose Altuve (grand slam) and Michael Brantley. Alvarez is batting .300/.370/.531 with 14 home runs and 51 RBI over 292 plate appearances.

JULY 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Altuve's slam quiets booing, sends Astros past Indians 7-2

José Altuve hit a grand slam to briefly quiet incessant booing by Cleveland fans, Yordan Alvarez and Michael Brantley also homered, and the Houston Astros snapped a four-game losin...

JULY 2, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS