Alvarez Hits AL-Leading 31st Homer, Wade Has First Career Grand Slam and Astros Beat Rangers 9
LaMonte Wade Jr. hit his first career grand slam and Yordan Alvarez added his AL-leading 31st homer in Houston's 9-3 win.
- On Saturday, the Houston Astros defeated the Texas Rangers 9-3, with Yordan Alvarez hitting his AL-leading 31st home run and LaMonte Wade Jr. launching his first career grand slam.
- Texas starter Kumar Rocker allowed seven runs on eight hits, struggling at home before departing in the sixth inning, having entered 0-5 in his last eight home starts.
- Astros right-hander Peter Lambert earned his eighth win, limiting the Rangers to three hits and one walk while striking out seven over six innings.
- Alvarez reached 201 career home runs with a 425-foot blast to center, while Christian Vazquez added a solo shot and Wade's 400-foot grand slam in the second secured the lead.
- Houston will start Cristian Javier in Sunday's series finale, while Texas counters with MacKenzie Gore, who recently pitched five innings against the Angels.
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ARLINGTON, Texas, U.S.A. (AP) — Yordan Álvarez connected another huge home run to reach 31, the largest number in the American League; LaMonte Wade Jr. hit the first grand slam of his career and Houston Astros beat 9-3...
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LaMonte Wade Jr. hits first career grand slam as Astros thump Rangers
LaMonte Wade Jr. clubbed his first career grand slam in the third inning, the second of three homers hit by the visiting Houston Astros in their 9-3 win over the Texas Rangers on Saturday.The Astros evened the three-game series and set the stage to close the gap to one game behind the Rangers in the American League West in the rubber match on Sunday. They did so with a power display against Texas right-hander Kumar Rocker, who continued to strug…
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Alvarez hits AL-leading 31st homer, Wade has first career grand slam and Astros beat Rangers 9-3
Yordan Alvarez had another moonshot for his AL-leading 31st home run, LaMonte Wade Jr. hit his first career grand slam and the Houston Astros beat the Texas Rangers 9-3.
Blasts from Yordan, Wade back Lambert in Astros' victory
ARLINGTON -- Perhaps the two players who have been the most consistent for the Astros so far this year are slugger Yordan Alvarez, who continues to strengthen his case as the American League’s best hitter, and right-handed pitcher Peter Lambert, a lesser known name coming into the season who took
Astros Trounce Rangers in Middle Game - Sport Relay
Astros 9, Rangers 3 ARLINGTON, Texas (July 11) — The Texas Rangers were haunted by a third inning grand slam by LaMonte Wade Jr. as they lost, 9–3, to the Houston Astros Saturday. With a quick turnaround, the Rangers look to win the rubber game in this series Sunday afternoon with first pitch scheduled for 1:35 pm Central at Globe Life Field. Both teams have yet to announce their starting pitchers for the series finale as of press time. Offensiv…
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