YORDAN ALVAREZ NEWS

Scratched with wrist soreness Alvarez was scratched from Wednesday's lineup versus the Dodgers with right wrist soreness, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Impact The 23-year-old was penciled in to bat cleanup as the designated hitter, but he'll instead hit the bench due to the wrist issue. Alvarez is 0-for-13 with eight strikeouts over his past four contests, so the injury could help explain some of his struggles at the plate. He'll have Wednesday plus Thursday's scheduled off day to aid in his recovery before potentially missing any additional games.

MAY 26, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Alvarez in a 'funk'; 'pen searches for answers ARLINGTON -- Astros manager Dusty Baker said Sunday he briefly considered playing designated hitter Yordan Alvarez in the outfield against t...

MAY 23, 2021 • MLB.COM

Sitting amid recent struggles Alvarez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Impact According to Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle, manager Dusty Baker said he elected to give Alvarez the day off since the 23-year-old had looked "a little bit lost" at the plate of late. In 21 at-bats over his last five games, Alvarez has produced only three hits while striking out eight times. Michael Brantley will serve as the designated hitter in place of Alvarez, while Chas McCormick picks up a start at Brantley's usual spot in left field.

MAY 23, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

García hits 2 more home runs, powers Rangers past Astros 8-4

Adolis García kept up his home run barrage, connecting twice and helping power the Texas Rangers past the Houston Astros 8-4

MAY 22, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Altuve takes 14-game hit streak into matchup with Rangers

Altuve takes a 14-game hit streak into matchup with Rangers

MAY 21, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Drives in two Alvarez went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double Tuesday against the Athletics.

Impact Alvarez got the Astros on the board with a two-RBI double in the first inning. He was held out of Sunday's contest with soreness in his legs, but he had no trouble getting back into a groove at the plate in his return. After another productive game, Alvarez is hitting .346/.372/.596 with seven home runs, 24 RBI and 25 runs scored across 145 plate appearances on the campaign.

MAY 19, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Altuve takes 12-game hit streak into matchup with Athletics

Altuve takes a 12-game hit streak into matchup with Athletics

MAY 19, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Giancarlo Stanton tops list of MLB players with the greatest raw power

Who has the rawest power of all the big bats in MLB today? Jordan Shusterman breaks it down, with no shock at No. 1

MAY 18, 2021

Houston's Altuve puts 10-game hit streak on the line against Rangers

Houston's Altuve puts 10-game hit streak on the line against Rangers

MAY 16, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Will sit Sunday Alvarez has sore legs and will not start Sunday's game against the Rangers, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Impact The designated hitter will still play Saturday before receiving a day off Sunday. Alvarez has hit well all season, but especially of late, having recorded at least two hits in six of his last nine games. Michael Brantley will be the designated hitter Sunday.

MAY 15, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Struggling Rangers look to break 3-game losing streak against Astros

Texas will try to break its three-game losing streak when the Rangers take on Houston

MAY 14, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Cranks seventh homer Alvarez went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in the Astros' 9-1 win over the Angels on Wednesday.

Impact Alvarez homered off Patrick Sandoval in the eighth inning on Wednesday. The 24-year-old continues his scorching hot start to 2021, slashing .347/.378/.619 through 127 plate appearances. He leads the Astros in OPS with .997 and has seven home runs, 22 RBI and 24 runs scored. The slugger has at least two hits in 14 of his 29 starts.

MAY 13, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Angels to face Astros on the road

Neither team has named a starter for Monday's game

MAY 10, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hot streak continues Alvarez went 3-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Sunday's 7-4 win over Toronto.

Impact Alvarez turned in his fourth straight multi-hit performance and has six such games over his last seven appearances, raising his season batting average from .303 to .362 during that span. The slugging lefty has racked up 16 extra-base hits and is sporting a terrific 1.033 OPS this season.

MAY 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

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MAY 9, 2021 • SCOUT.COM

Greinke scheduled to start as Houston hosts Toronto

The Astros will send Zack Greinke to the mound Sunday and the Blue Jays plan to give Nate Pearson the start

MAY 9, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Homers again Saturday Alvarez went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in Saturday's 8-4 loss to the Blue Jays.

Impact Alvarez slammed a two-run home run off Steven Matz in the fourth inning. He has six long balls this season and three in as many games. In addition, he has reached base safely in 10 straight games, batting .450 with four home runs and nine RBI over that stretch. The 24-year-old leads the Astros with a .347 batting average and a 1.006 OPS. He is consistently making contact with a .420 BABIP, which is third-highest in baseball.

MAY 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Urquidy scheduled to start for Houston against Toronto

The Blue Jays will start Ross Stripling on Friday while the Astros are expected to counter with Jose Urquidy

MAY 7, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Blasts two homers Alvarez went 3-for-4 with two solo home runs Thursday against the Yankees.

Impact Alvarez took Gerrit Cole deep for both of his home runs, first in the fourth inning followed by another blast in seventh. He now has five long balls on the season, three of which have come since May 1. For the campaign, Alvarez is hitting .337/.376/.609 with 17 RBI and 17 runs scored across 101 plate appearances.

MAY 7, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Hammers third home run Alvarez went 2-for-4 with a solo homer, a double and two runs scored in Sunday's 5-4 loss to the Rays.

Impact Alvarez opened the game's scoring with his fourth-inning blast off Michael Wacha. He later doubled and scored to retake the lead in the sixth. The 6-foot-5 slugger is slashing .313/.360/.550 with 12 extra-base knocks in 89 plate appearances.

MAY 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Alvarez snaps homerless streak in loss   Air Yordan has returned. Yordan Alvarez snapped the longest homerless drought of his young career in the Astros’ 5-4 loss to the Rays on Sun...

MAY 2, 2021 • MLB.COM

Meadows, Margot lead Rays over Astros 5-4 to avoid sweep

Austin Meadows hit a three-run homer and later scored the go-ahead run on Manuel Margot’s pinch-hit single in the seventh inning as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Houston Astros 5-4

MAY 2, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Alvarez’s 'simple' approach keys success Yordan Alvarez has a penchant for staying prepared. Alvarez didn’t miss a beat on Friday against the Rays after returning from the COVID-19...

MAY 1, 2021 • MLB.COM

Two hits in return Alvarez went 2-for-5 with a run scored in Friday's 9-2 win over the Rays.

Impact Alvarez was back in the lineup after missing two games while on the COVID-19 injured list. He's hit safely in three straight games and six of the last seven.

MAY 1, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Astros activate Yordan Alvarez off injured list; Yuli Gurriel gets day off The Astros did not make Alvarez available for interviews before Friday’s game, leaving...

APRIL 30, 2021 • HOUSTONCHRONICLE.COM