Left fielder Yordan Alvarez is the engine that is driving the Houston Astros‘ offense.
In a 7-2 victory against the Kansas City Royals on Sunday, Alvarez homered twice. He also went 2-for-4 and had two RBI.
According to Kristie Rieken of the Associated Press, it was Alvarez’s sixth multi-homer game this season and his second this week. Alvarez tied a career-high three homers in Wednesday’s 10-0 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.
Following his stellar showing against the Phillies, former New York Yankees star and Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson wrote Alvarez “might be ready to roll” heading into the postseason on his X account.
The Astros (75-62) have won five consecutive games and lead the American League West by 5.5 games. FanGraphs Baseball gives Houston an 11% chance to win its third World Series title since 2017.
Assuming the Astros make the postseason, Alvarez should keep delivering. Through 128 games, he has posted a career-high .314 batting average, 30 homers, 73 RBI and a .971 OPS.
