Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez hit his 19th and 20th home runs of the season in Wednesday night's win in Arlington, as the Astros beat the Rangers 4-3. He reached 20 dingers on the season in his 56th game — the fastest Houston hitter to reach that mark.
Alvarez has 17 home runs in 33 games at Globe Life Field, including five in the first three games of this four-game series.
Alvarez leads the American League with a .306 average and is fourth in the AL with 39 RBIs, one behind teammate Christian Walker.
“Like, who swings on a 3-0 slider and hits it 110 (mph) to the batter’s eye?” Jeremy Peña said after the game. "That goes to show that he’s two steps ahead. He knew that they weren’t going to challenge him with something hard.”
Alvarez is on pace to have his best season ever, if he stays healthy, batting .312 with a 1.085 OPS.
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