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Yordan Alvarez was the main absence in the lineup of Houston Astros.
This Sunday, August 18, the series closes between Houston Astros y Chicago White Sox. The stadium Minute Maid Park received the three challenges of the weekend.
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The home team tied the score with a 6-1 win on Saturday, improving their record to 66-56 with nine wins in their last 10 games. They entered Sunday’s game with a four-over-four advantage. Seattle Mariners. For its part Chicago White Sox became the first team to be eliminated from the possibility of qualifying for PostseasonWith only 30 wins and 94 losses, they can no longer even reach a position in the table. Wild Card.
Yordan Alvarez was not included in the Houston Astros lineup
Yordan Alvarez y Jose Altuve were in the first two innings during both games of the series. The absence of Alex Bregman made the Cuban rise to second place in the order. They contributed and produced.
A few minutes ago the manager of Houston Astros, Joe Espadaoffered the starting lineup for the series finale. It did not include Yordan Alvarez. He said that this is a day of rest for his player who played left field for several games in a row in recent matches.
Then there was confusion with the presence or not of Jose Altuve. The official page of MLB put to Alex Bregman as first in the order and designated hitter, but the one who offered Espada had the Venezuelan. Finally it will be “Astro Boy“who occupies the first position in the lineup.
Continuing with Yordan Alvarezon Saturday went 2-for-4 with one RBI, extending his streak of reaching base at least once to 14 games in a row. In that span, he has 19 hits with three doubles, five home runs, 11 RBIs and a 1.240 OPS. It is the third-longest active streak in the American League.
In addition, since June 1, it has shown great performance with Houston AstrosHe has a .340 average, the result of 73 hits in 215 at-bats with 17 doubles, two triples, 16 home runs, 44 RBIs and an OPS of 1.102 in 60 games.
Yordan Alvarez is ranked third in the American League in multihits with 43, fourth in OBP with .395, fifth in OPS with .947 and fifth in average.
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He will take this day of rest and then continue to be ready for the series between Houston Astros y Boston Red Sox.
Yordan Alvarez is one of the most important pieces of the franchise
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