Yordan Alvarez claims Astros rookie record

HOUSTON – After playing 21 games Sunday against the Mariners, the Astros resumed the match where they stopped Monday at Minute Maid Park and tied a franchise record by scoring seven points to beat the A, 15 – 0, for their fifth

HOUSTON – After playing 21 games Sunday against the Mariners, the Astros resumed the match where they stopped Monday at Minute Maid Park and tied a franchise record by scoring seven points to beat the A, 15 – 0, for their fifth consecutive victory.

Six of these players participated in the first two rounds – an unprecedented feat in the history of the Major League – including two per rookie Yordan Alvarez, who broke the rookie record in one season with his 23rd circuit, then a 24th inning later. Carlos Correa set the previous record of 22 in 2015 when he won the American League Rookie Award.

The Astros (95-50) set a club record for the most points scored in two games (36) by reducing their number in order to bring the American Hockey League back to eight games over second place, 10 1/2 games behind Houston.

The second circuit hit by Alvarez, estimated by Statcast at 416 feet, landed in the upper deck in the right field and buzzed the stadium. Alvarez is the first player Astros and the second player to hit a beautiful ball in the upper deck. Jeromy Burnitz did so on September 29, 2000, the first year Minute Maid Park opened as Enron Field in 2000.

Alvarez, who scored 4 wins for 6 with six runs in Sunday's win, has 72 RBIs, ahead of Yuli Gurriel (75 in 2017) and Jeff Bagwell (82 in 1991) for most by a rookie in the season. l & # 39; history.

Alex Bregman and Alvarez dominated on consecutive throws in the opening round of Mike Fiers (14-4), and Robinson Chirinos scored the first of his two runs later in the same inning. Jose Altuve and Michael Brantley turned back to Fiers in second place, before the explosion of Alvarez's upper deck. The last time the Astros hit seven homers? September 9, 2000 against the Cubs – exactly 19 years ago.