Alvarez Walked 28 Times This Season | Houston Astros News

Yordan Alvarez is getting the Barry Bonds treatment—walked 28 times this season, a new Astros record—so much so that teams prefer to give him first base than risk his bat. But here’s the twist: the guy batting behind him, Isaac Paredes, is crushing it, hitting over .300 in his last 12 games. Sunday’s game against the A’s showed the strategy in action—Alvarez walked three times, even with runners in scoring position, while Paredes homered but couldn’t capitalize. Houston’s record in games where a player gets walked three times? Solid. And when Alvarez does get pitched to, he’s wrecking havoc—two for four with a homer. The question now? How long can teams keep this up before Alvarez and Paredes force them to rethink their game plan? 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.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/c787f752edf146fd