Yordan Alvarez still doesn't feel comfortable at the plate five games after returning from a six-week absence for an oblique injury.
Alvarez hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning to put Houston on top after Noah Syndergaard exited his Cleveland debut with an injury, and the Astros beat the Guardians 7-3 on Monday night.
“I don’t wanna call them lucky hits,” Alvarez said through a translator. “But ... I’ve been battling at the plate and it’s one of those things where I’ve been there before. I’m going to continue working and it’s just a thing where I just need play more games, just continue working on it and try to get back to where I was before.”
Altuve stole second base, and Jeremy Peña then hit a ball that bounced off Syndergaard’s lower right leg. The Guardians loaded the bases against Ryne Stanek with no outs in the ninth. Closer Ryan Pressly took over and struck out Myles Straw before Cleveland got within 7-3 on a sacrifice fly by Steven Kwan.Syndergaard allowed two hits and one run in 5 1/3 innings to remain winless since April 30. He hadn’t pitched since June 7, when a blister on his right index finger landed him on the injured list.
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