September 16: Espada mentioned immediately that Alvarez has a “fairly important” harm (by way of Matt Kawahara of The Houston Chronicle). The supervisor added that Alvarez can be “out for some time” however wouldn’t say whether or not he’ll be positioned on the injured checklist or present any additional specifics on the timeline.
September 15: The Astros are sending Yordan Alvarez for an MRI on his left ankle, supervisor Joe Espada mentioned postgame (by way of House Metropolis’s Julia Morales). Houston’s star slugger gingerly exited tonight’s win over Texas within the first inning after hurting his ankle scoring a run. The membership introduced just a few innings later that he was recognized with an ankle sprain. Chandler Rome of The Athletic noticed that Alvarez was on crutches and in a strolling boot within the clubhouse after the sport.
Alvarez missed the majority of the season with a small fracture in his proper hand. He was out between the beginning of Could and the ultimate week of August. The three-time All-Star had began the yr slowly however has raked since his return from the injured checklist. He’s hitting .369 with a trio of house runs in 18 video games over the previous three weeks. Alvarez has been in classic type and is again as one of many group’s lineup anchors as they vie for a playoff spot.
The Astros have used Alvarez extra incessantly than they needed in left subject. That gave Jose Altuve extra at-bats at designated hitter, although he’s been again at second base for the previous few video games. Victor Caratini stepped in at DH tonight. Alvarez’s exit pushed Jesús Sánchez from proper to left subject. Rookie Zach Cole got here off the bench to play proper subject. Cole picked up a pair of hits and his second MLB house run in his first 4 video games.
Cole would in all probability see an uptick in taking part in time within the nook outfield if Alvarez requires one other injured checklist stint. Altuve might additionally see largely on a regular basis DH work with Mauricio Dubón stepping in as a defensive improve at second base.
