Left fielder Yordan Alvarez is the engine that’s driving the Houston Astros‘ offense.
In a 7-2 victory in opposition to the Kansas Metropolis Royals on Sunday, Alvarez homered twice. He additionally went 2-for-4 and had two RBI.
Based on Kristie Rieken of the Related Press, it was Alvarez’s sixth multi-homer sport this season and his second this week. Alvarez tied a career-high three homers in Wednesday’s 10-0 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.
Following his stellar displaying in opposition to the Phillies, former New York Yankees star and Corridor of Famer Reggie Jackson wrote Alvarez “may be able to roll” heading into the postseason on his X account.
The Astros (75-62) have gained 5 consecutive video games and lead the American League West by 5.5 video games. FanGraphs Baseball provides Houston an 11% chance to win its third World Collection title since 2017.
Assuming the Astros make the postseason, Alvarez ought to hold delivering. By way of 128 video games, he has posted a career-high .314 batting common, 30 homers, 73 RBI and a .971 OPS.
