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04/22 15:02 CDT Yordan Alvarez hits MLB-leading 11th homer, powering Astros to
2-0 win over Guardians
Yordan Alvarez hits MLB-leading 11th homer, powering Astros to 2-0 win over
Guardians
By TOM WITHERS
Associated Press
CLEVELAND (AP) --- Yordan Alvarez hit his major league-leading 11th home run
and Peter Lambert pitched six scoreless innings, leading the Houston Astros to
a 2-0 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday.
Alvarez's two-run shot in the first inning off Tanner Bibee (0-3) helped the
Astros win two of three in the series. Before coming to Cleveland, Houston
started 1-9 on the road and dropped eight straight away games.
Lambert (1-1) held the Guardians to three hits in just his second start of
2026. The right-hander began the season at Triple-A Sugar Land before being
brought up when the Astros endured a slew of injuries to their starting staff.
Lambert worked out of a two-on jam in the fourth by striking out Cleveland star
Jos Ramrez and Kyle Manzardo. He fanned eight.
Four Astros relievers completed the combined five-hitter with Enyel De Los
Santos getting the final four outs for his third save.
Alvarez has been among baseball's hottest hitters. He went 3 for 4, extended
his hitting streak to nine games and his on-base streak to 18 and homered for
the fourth time in six games.
"He's just really good," Astros manager Joe Espada quipped earlier in the
series.
Alvarez, who was limited to 48 games last season because of injuries, came in
leading the majors in homers, extra-base hits and total bases and was tied for
first in RBIs.
Houston's hard-hitting designated hitter got the Astros on the board in the
first when he yanked a hanging curveball from Bibee 422 feet over the
right-field wall.
Alvarez and Lance Berkman (2002) are the only Astros players to homer 11 times
in the season's first 26 games.
Up next Astros: After an off day, Houston begins a three-game home series against the Yankees with Lance McCullers Jr. (1-1, 6.20 ERA) starting. Guardians: RHP Gavin Williams (3-1, 2.12) opens a three-game series in Toronto on Friday. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
Up next Astros: After an off day, Houston begins a three-game home series against the Yankees with Lance McCullers Jr. (1-1, 6.20 ERA) starting. Guardians: RHP Gavin Williams (3-1, 2.12) opens a three-game series in Toronto on Friday. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
