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Houston Astros star slugger Yordan Alvarez will continue his rehab assignment at Double-A Corpus Christi on Sunday as the designated hitter, according to The Athletic's Chandler Rome. Alvarez began his rehab assignment on Tuesday and has played in three games for the Hooks.
Astros DFA Shawn Dubin and recall AJ Blubaugh ahead of Orioles series as injuries continue to test Houston’s pitching staff.
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SB Nation on MSNThe Astros Actually Score Some Runs and Win Big in Baltimore, 7-2
Tonight, the Astros grasped for runs like a drowning man gasps for his last breath of air. The seven runs they scored in the first three innings equalled their total production in the last six games combined. The Astros are still alive with a beating heart, after all.
Houston Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. returns from the IL, but struggles with command continue in a 10-7 win over the Baltimore Orioles.
Houston didn't acquire any pitchers at the deadline, so it needs someone besides Framber Valdez or Hunter Brown to provide quality innings.
Christian Walker and Yainer Diaz smacked two-run home runs as the Houston Astros ambushed a pitcher who had baffled them less than a week earlier, defeating the host Baltimore Orioles 7-2 on Thursday night in the opener of a four-game series.