Alvarez Out, Astros Push for West | Houston Astros News

Astros stumble in opener, but the real story is missing MVP favorite Yordan Alvarez—still sidelined with ankle soreness after rolling it Thursday. Manager Espada says he’s swinging and moving, but pain lingers when turning his right foot. Alvarez’s absence hurts, considering he leads MLB in AVG, SLG, and OPS with 38 homers and 96 RBIs already. Despite his absence, Astros remain atop AL West at 75-73 and still have a shot at the postseason with 14 games left. The focus? Get Alvarez healthy for Sunday’s finale. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Sources:https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/houston-astros-announce-important-yordan-023145773.html More coverage & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/6ddb6d209e35031f Report issues to [email protected].