<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/houston-astros/astros-news-streak-continues-yordan-alvarez-blue-jays');   ga('set', 'title', 'Unfortunate streak continues for Astros’ Yordan Alvarez vs. Blue Jays');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Yordan-Alvarez-brings-power-to-the-Astros-when-he-is-healthy-1.jpg"><figcaption> Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Unfortunate streak continues for Astros’ Yordan Alvarez vs. Blue Jays</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-11T15:34:02-07:00">September 11th, 3:34pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-11T17:36:18-07:00">September 11th, 5:36pm</time><address><a>Abdullah Imran</a>Abdullah Imran works as an Associate Editor for All Sports at ClutchPoints. He’s been a sports fan his entire life and enjoys writing about every sport. He has spent three years in sports journalism and loves analyzing games. In his free time, he very much enjoys binge-watching shows and playing video games.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Astros</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-news-kevin-gausman-ovation-astros">Houston Astros’ bats went quiet again Thursday at Rogers Centre</a>, as Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Kevin Gausman turned in one of the best outings of his career. Houston had no answers at the plate and dropped the series finale, 6-0, their sixth shutout loss since August 1, and Yordan Alvarez’s prolonged futility against Gausman reached a new low.</p><p>Alvarez entered the matchup 0-for-12 lifetime against Gausman with eight strikeouts and two walks, the most at-bats he had against any pitcher without recording a hit. That drought <a href="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/astros/article/houston-toronto-blue-jays-score-recap-21042536.php" rel="noopener">stretched to 0-for-16</a> after Alvarez went 0-for-4 with a strikeout, including a called third strike on a low fastball and a pair of weak popups, per Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle. In total, he has now struck out nine times in 16 career plate appearances against Gausman.</p><p>The Blue Jays’ ace was in complete control throughout. He needed just 100 pitches, 79 of them strikes, to secure his fourth career complete game and second career shutout. He struck out nine, walked one, and retired the final 17 Astros he faced. The only hits allowed were Jeremy Pena’s single to lead off the fourth inning and Carlos Correa’s follow-up single. Gausman promptly escaped by inducing a popup from Jose Altuve and striking out Jesus Sanchez to strand both runners.</p><p>Offensively, Toronto gave Gausman more than enough support early. George Springer opened the first inning with an infield single before scoring on Nathan Lukes’ RBI double. Moments later, Addison Barger lifted a high popup into shallow right field that fell between Sanchez, Pena, and Altuve for a run-scoring double.</p><p>Davis Schneider extended the lead in the second with his 11th home run of the season and later added a sacrifice fly in the fourth to score Daulton Varsho, who had tripled. Barger finished 2-for-4 with two RBIs, while Lukes and Varsho also collected extra-base hits.</p><p>Astros starter Cristian Javier allowed four runs on six hits across six innings, striking out six. His ERA ticked upward after a second straight loss despite retiring his final nine batters of the outing. Reliever Lance McCullers Jr. surrendered two more runs in the eighth to put the game further out of reach.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-stories/al-playoff-picture-mariners-rangers-on-astros-tail">The defeat has dropped the Astros to 79-68</a>, with their division lead over the Seattle Mariners reduced to just a half-game. Houston has now lost four straight series, going 4-8 in that stretch against the Los Angeles Angels, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, and Blue Jays.</p><p>Since August 1, the Astros have averaged just 3.84 runs per game, the lowest mark in the majors over that span, and scored three or fewer runs in 20 of 38 contests.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Unfortunate streak continues for Astros’ Yordan Alvarez vs. Blue Jays

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/houston-astros/astros-news-yordan-alvarez-4-hit-masterpiece-vs-yankees-had-teammates-awestruck');   ga('set', 'title', 'Yordan Alvarez’s 4-hit masterpiece vs. Yankees had Astros teammates awestruck');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Houston-Astros-Designated-hitter-Yordan-Alvarez-2.jpg"><figcaption>Thomas Shea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Yordan Alvarez’s 4-hit masterpiece vs. Yankees had Astros teammates awestruck</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-04T00:38:56-07:00">September 4th, 12:38am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-04T00:38:56-07:00">September 4th, 12:38am</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Astros</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Thus far in 2025, Yordan Alvarez hasn’t quite been his MVP-level self for the Houston Astros. Now, it’s not like Alvarez lost his mojo overnight. He hasn’t even lost it at all. He just sustained a fractured right hand in May and never really got going before that. But it looks like <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/houston-astros/astros-news-yordan-alvarez-giving-houston-pivotal-boost-playoff-push">Alvarez is rounding into form</a>, and at the right time as well, what with the playoffs approaching.</p><p>In fact, Alvarez went bonkers in the Astros’ win over the New York Yankees on Wednesday. The Astros left fielder popped off in their 8-7 win over the Yankees, going 4-5 from the plate and overall just being a thorn in New York’s side all night long. This was Alvarez’s first game with over two hits this year, and he got it in such grand fashion — leaving his teammates <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/yordan-alvarez-4-hits-astros-4-runs-in-8th-beat-yankees?adobe_mc=TS%3D1756963993%7CMCMID%3D16972430568457683735700038875509334397%7CMCORGID%3DA65F776A5245B01B0A490D44@AdobeOrg&amp;affiliateId=mlbapp-ios_webview_news-index&amp;rsid=mlbios.at.bat.new.implementation" rel="noopener">awestruck in the process</a>.</p><p>“I’m in awe every single time I see him hit. The simplicity of it, the force of it, you see him in the lineup and it’s almost like feeling good every single time,” Astros center fielder Taylor Trammell said of Alvarez, per Brian McTaggart of MLB.com.</p><p>Clearly, Alvarez is seeing the ball well right now. Every batted ball he put in play on Wednesday had an exit velocity of 103.5 mph or better, and he was able to use the entire field — with two each of his hits going on opposite sides of the field. This is where Alvarez’s brilliance lies, and Astros manager Joe Espada couldn’t help but gush over the team’s star hitter.</p><p>“He just sprays the ball all over the field. He’s not only a power hitter, but he’s just a professional hitter. If we need a knock, he can get you that hit. When you need him to drive the ball, he can drive the ball. He’s just one of the best hitters in the game,” Espada said.</p><h2><b>Astros’ Yordan Alvarez continues turnaround by starring in win over Yankees</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Yordan-Alvarez2.jpg"><figcaption>William Purnell-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Beyond all his hard-hit balls on Wednesday, Alvarez played a huge part in their win — even hitting a game-tying single in the seventh inning, a crucial turning point in their emotional win over the Yankees. And this continues his massive turnaround; as McTaggart pointed out, Alvarez is slashing .435/.563/.609 in 32 plate appearances <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/houston-astros/astros-news-yordan-alvarez-jake-meyers-take-steps-houston-return">since returning from injury</a> — elevating his OPS on the season to a much more respectable .750.</p><p>Before his turnaround as of late, his OPS <a href="https://www.statmuse.com/mlb/ask/yordan-alvarez-ops-from-march-1-2025-to-july-31-2025" rel="noopener">was at .646</a>. It is shaping up to be a huge finish to the season for Alvarez, and the Astros appear to have gotten their talisman back with the playoffs looming.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Yordan Alvarez’s 4-hit masterpiece vs. Yankees had Astros teammates awestruck

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/houston-astros/astros-news-yordan-alvarez-giving-houston-pivotal-boost-playoff-push');   ga('set', 'title', 'Yordan Alvarez giving Astros pivotal boost amid playoff push');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Astros-left-fielder-Yordan-Alvarez-vs-Angels.jpg"><figcaption>Erik Williams-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Yordan Alvarez giving Astros pivotal boost amid playoff push</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-02T09:08:49-07:00">September 2nd, 9:08am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-02T09:08:49-07:00">September 2nd, 9:08am</time><address><a>Yasmin Edañol</a>Yasmin D.G. Edañol is a PhD candidate in Chemistry at the University of the Philippines Diliman, with a background in scientific research and publishing. He brings a data-driven perspective to sports storytelling as an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints, with a focus on the NBA. Whether it's breaking down a clutch play or a stat line, he believes every great moment has a deeper layer waiting to be uncovered.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Astros</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Houston Astros are getting a timely boost from Yordan Alvarez as they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/houston-astros/astros-news-houston-gets-crucial-update-amid-playoff-push">continue their playoff push</a>. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/houston-astros/astros-yordan-alvarez-returns-from-lengthy-injury-absence">Since returning from the injured list</a>, Alvarez <a href="https://x.com/brianmctaggart/status/1962903041587196171" rel="noopener">has been on fire</a>. According to MLB.com’s Brian McTaggart, he is slashing .333/.519/.500 in seven games, showing his value as a cornerstone of Houston’s lineup. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-head-to-houston-in-appropriate-style">With the Yankees-Astros series starting this week</a>, Alvarez’s resurgence could not have come at a better time.</p><p>Houston’s offense struggled to maintain consistency during Alvarez’s absence, but his return has injected new life into the lineup. He has been seeing the ball well, drawing walks and driving in key runs when it matters most. His ability to hit for both power and average gives the Astros an edge in tight games. His presence has also forced opposing pitchers to adjust their approach.</p><p>The Astros are entering a crucial stretch. The upcoming three-game series against the Yankees carries significant weight in the standings. Houston remembers the history between these teams, especially the 2022 American League Championship Series when the Astros swept the Yankees 4-0. That postseason dominance still looms large, and both squads know how high the stakes are this time around.</p><p>Manager Joe Espada has praised Alvarez’s patience and approach since returning. The slugger’s improved discipline at the plate has helped lengthen the Astros’ lineup, giving hitters behind him better opportunities to drive in runs. His presence alone alters the way opposing teams game-plan, making him one of the most impactful players in baseball right now.</p><p>With Alvarez locked in, the Astros aim to build momentum heading into the final stretch of the season. The Yankees, meanwhile, are fighting for position as well, making this matchup one to watch closely. Houston will lean heavily on Alvarez’s bat to deliver when the pressure peaks. If he continues producing at this level, the Astros’ postseason hopes remain firmly within reach.</p><p>Will Yordan Alvarez rise to the occasion and power the Astros past the Yankees?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Yordan Alvarez giving Astros pivotal boost amid playoff push

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/houston-astros/astros-news-yordan-alvarez-home-run-return');   ga('set', 'title', 'Watch Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez crush first home run since return from IL');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Astros-news-Houston-makes-massive-Jose-Altuve-Yordan-Alvarez-injury-moves-3.jpg"></figure><h1>Watch Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez crush first home run since return from IL</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-27T21:17:30-07:00">August 27th, 9:17pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-27T21:17:30-07:00">August 27th, 9:17pm</time><address><a>Josh Davis</a>Josh Davis is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints with a focus on MLB. As the founder and creator of OutOfSightSports, Josh spearheads the development and expansion of an engaging social media platform, with a core focus on Twitter/X. A passionate sports writer, Josh is dedicated to delivering compelling content that connects fans and fuels vibrant sports conversations. His vision is to craft stories so vivid that fans feel like they’re standing at the plate or on the field.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Astros</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Houston Astros received a much-needed jolt on Tuesday night when Yordan Alvarez finally broke through in a big way. After a 100-game absence, the slugger smashed his first home run since returning from the injured list, reminding fans and opponents alike just how dangerous he can be.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/houston-astros/astros-rumors-strong-possibility-yordan-alvarez-return-rockies-series">In the eighth inning of Houston’s 4-0 win over the Colorado Rockies</a>, Alvarez launched a 412-foot bomb into the right-center seats. The two-run shot snapped a 101-game drought without a home run dating back to April 30, including his time spent on the injured list. Headed into Wednesday’s action, the 28-year-old had just returned from a fractured right hand that sidelined him for nearly four months before being activated from the 60-day IL on Tuesday. The blast marked a major turning point for both the outfielder and the Astros offense.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="es">Yordan Alvarez LAUNCHES home a HR 🚀</p><p> <a href="https://t.co/LADEXVZwYb">pic.twitter.com/LADEXVZwYb</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1960893522636366209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 28, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Alvarez had been sidelined since May 2 with a fractured right hand after being hit by a pitch. What was initially diagnosed as a muscle strain turned out to be a small fracture in his fourth metacarpal. The delayed treatment extended his absence to exactly 100 games, the longest stretch he’s ever missed in his career.</p><p>Before the injury, the slugger was slashing a pedestrian .212/.306/.340 through 31 games—far below his All-Star standards. But now, he’s healthy, rested, and clearly seeing the ball well. His return to power couldn’t come at a better time for the club.</p><p>The Astros’ injury report has been lengthy this season, with key contributors like Yainer Diaz, Victor Caratini, Luis Garcia, Jake Meyers, Isaac Paredes, and Josh Hader all missing time. Houston’s offense—typically one of the league’s most dangerous—has slipped to 21st in MLB in runs scored. With Alvarez now healthy and back in the heart of the lineup, his bat could be the spark that changes that equation.</p><p>The win pushed Houston to 73-60 and kept their 1.5-game lead over the Mariners intact in a tightly packed AL West race. With 29 regular-season games left and key matchups on the horizon, every at-bat carries added weight.</p><p>The 2022 World Series champion’s return also helps restore balance to a Houston lineup that had leaned heavily on right-handed hitters like Paredes, Christian Walker, Jeremy Pena, Cam Smith, and Diaz in recent weeks. With mostly right-handed starters coming up on the schedule, Alvarez’s left-handed bat gives the Astros a much-needed counterpunch and forces opposing pitchers to adjust.</p><p>Beyond the numbers, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/houston-astros/astros-yordan-alvarez-returns-from-lengthy-injury-absence">Alvarez’s home run sent a clear message that he’s back</a>. And with the playoff race tightening in the AL West, his return could be the spark Houston needs to power another deep October run.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Watch Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez crush first home run since return from IL

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/houston-astros/astros-yordan-alvarez-returns-from-lengthy-injury-absence');   ga('set', 'title', 'Astros’ Yordan Alvarez returns from lengthy injury absence');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Houston-Astros-Designated-hitter-Yordan-Alvarez-2.jpg"><figcaption>Thomas Shea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Astros’ Yordan Alvarez returns from lengthy injury absence</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-26T13:27:05-07:00">August 26th, 1:27pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-26T13:37:02-07:00">August 26th, 1:37pm</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy is a Senior Editor at ClutchPoints, with expertise in MLB, NHL and golf. Chris graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Astros</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Houston Astros are 1.5 games ahead of the Seattle Mariners for first place in the American League West. They made big improvements at the trade deadline, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/houston-astros/astros-news-carlos-correa-return-houston-red-sox">namely bringing Carlos Correa back</a>, and are putting together another championship-caliber core. On Tuesday, they are welcoming back a big name to the lineup to help the stretch run. Astros designated hitter and outfielder Yordan Alvarez is<a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1960434916723974454" rel="noopener"> returning on Tuesday. </a></p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Yordan Alvarez returns to the Astros' lineup for the first time since May 2nd!</p><p>He is playing left field and hitting cleanup. <a href="https://t.co/VxzYTSTgKj">pic.twitter.com/VxzYTSTgKj</a></p><p>— MLB (@MLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1960434916723974454?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 26, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/houston-astros/astros-news-manager-evasive-yordan-alvarez-injury-timeline">Alvarez suffered a fractured right hand</a> in early May, knocking him out after just 29 games. Those games were not great for the slugger, with a .210 batting average and a .646 OPS. They need him to be back to his incredible home run pace to ensure another division title.</p><p>Alvarez came into the 2025 campaign with four consecutive 30-homer seasons. With just three at the time of his injury and only 31 games remaining, he likely won’t reach that plateau in 2025. That won’t be the way his success is measured this year, as they need his bat to lift them to a division title.</p><p>The Astros have missed a lot of their key players at times this year due to injury. Jeremy Peña’s bounce-back season took a 28-game detour in July, Issac Paredes is out for the season, and multiple pitchers have sustained season-ending injuries. Alvarez has been vital to their success in recent years, and getting him back is a huge boost.</p><p>The Astros start a nine-game home stand on Tuesday against the Colorado Rockies. After that, the Los Angeles Angels and New York Yankees come to Daikin Park in Houston. If Alvarez soars coming off the injured list, they will be able to create the playoff atmosphere in Houston early and can tear off some wins. But if his form from the spring comes back, they could be in a long division race with the Mariners.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2025 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.147	1	3	0.406	0

2025 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.147	1	3	0.406	0

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