“Every guy in the lineup are really good hitters, but obviously him hitting behind me in the lineup felt good,” Álvarez said. Tucker added an RBI single during a three-run ninth inning. But I was more impressed with the other balls he hit down the line. “(Álvarez) hit the ball hard today,” Astros manager Dusty Baker said. Álvarez then scored on a wild pitch before Kyle Tucker lined his ninth homer to straightaway center. The Astros extended their lead to 3-0 in the fourth on Álvarez’s leadoff triple. The Astros started their offense in the third, when Jose Altuve hit a one-out double before scoring on Mauricio Dubon’s sacrifice fly. He covers the zone and when he hits it, he hits it.” 'The dude is probably the best hitter I’ve faced. Obviously, he got paid $115 million for a reason,' Royals starting pitcher Jonathan Heasley said, referring to media reports that Álvarez will get a hefty contract extension in the coming days. I felt like I was going to do some damage today.” “I’ve just been going out there trying to get pitches.
“It’s just part of baseball,” Álvarez said. 556 (15-for-27) with six multi-hit games in the span. It was one of three hits for him, extending his hitting streak to seven games.
Álvarez led off the eighth inning with a 456-foot shot to right. Yordan Álvarez hit his 16th home run of the season and Framber Valdez won his fifth straight start for the Houston Astros, who beat the Kansas City Royals 7-4 on Sunday.
