Yordan Alvarez returns in the victory of Astros

HOUSTON – In what could have been their most complete victory of the season, the Astros scored four home runs, including the first career grand slam of Robinson Chirinos, and earned 10 strikeouts in Gerrit Cole's six-run Defeat the Blue Jays, 15 2, at the opening of the series Friday

HOUSTON – In what could have been their most complete victory of the season, the Astros have scored four home runs, including the first career Grand Slam Robinson Chirinos, and got 10 strikeouts in six innings of Gerrit Cole to defeat the Blue Jays, 15-2, at the opening of the series Friday night at Minute Maid Park.

This was completed in the fourth inning, with the Astros taking a 6-0 lead in the second inning on a three-run homer Alex Bregman, an 8-0 lead in third Tony KempThe two-point circuit and a 10-0 lead in the fourth on a two-point shot by the sensational rookie Yordan Alvarez.

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Here are three points to remember from the 26th victory of the Astros in their last 34 games:

Alvarez demonstrates power and patience
Alvarez became the first player in Astros history – and 20th in Major League history – to score three goals in his first four games. He went 3-for-4 and also drew a laid-back ride in the eighth inning on four throws, giving him six goals in 19 appearances at the plate.

"It's a big responsibility and something that I take seriously," said Alvarez after being fourth. "I tried to do the same thing I always do and it went well."

Alvarez, 21, had the three most hit balls in the game in terms of exit speed: a single at 114.1 mph in the first, a circuit at 108.7 mph in the fourth and a single at 110.2 mph in the sixth – off three different pitchers. The exit speed at 114.1 mph is the second most hard hit by an Astros player this year (114.2 mph from George Springer near Drew Smyly on April 19).

"He's a smart kid and he has a plan," said Astros director AJ Hinch. "He is very calm and very confident. He has had tremendous success and that is reflected in the big leagues because he takes a similar approach. He does not pursue a ton at the moment, he masters his critics very well, he looks for good throws, he chooses good pitchers and sways to good pitchers. He does a lot of good things, and it starts with the right mentality and mental skills to be at that level very early. "

Big night for chirinos
The veteran catcher probably went on the radar to be part of the all-star team of the American League after being 2-in-5 with a grand slam in the eighth and a single with two goals with the bases loaded into the first, giving him six career points. It has 12 circuits, 38 product points and a .888 OPS.

"It's really good, especially since I'm first," Chirinos said. "I do not know how many base attack bats have been loaded, but I think I have too many. Thank goodness it was a good shot and I was trying to get the better of the fastball because I was late for the whole match with fast balls in the zone. I was able to exploit one, and he came out of the stadium. It was fun. "

Chirinos was 6 -39 years old without any circuit with charged bases before Friday.

Armenteros saves weapons
The Astros have called Rogelio Armenteros before Friday's game to help spell a pen that has launched a lot of innings lately. Houston had already played three more games in their previous six games before Friday, recording the 26 1/3 innings scored by the marker.

The arrival of Armenteros and the victory of the event would not have worked better for Hinch. Armenteros gave up two hits in three scoreless innings and became the first thrower of the Astros to save a stoppage in his major league debut since 1969 (when stops became an official statistic), giving days of consecutive leave for relievers Will Harris, Ryan Pressly and Roberto Osuna.

"We need it, and Armenteros was perfectly positioned to make its Major League debut," said Hinch. "He gets the backup, launches the three runs we needed. Gerrit came out relatively busy with a decent workload (100 launches). We hit a few circuits and did just about everything. I will take this game. "

Cole (6-5) increased his lead to 140 in the Major League, while holding the Blue Jays at two points and three hits in six innings. Cavan Biggio, the son of Craig Biggio, a member of the Astros Hall of Fame, was playing his first game in a big league in his hometown.