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Yordan Alvarez hits 50th homer, Astros shut out Twins 4-0
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Astros slugger Alvarez leaves game because of sore right oblique
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Houston Astros: Yordan Alvarez learns a lesson from his long single
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Yordan Alvarez hits 3-run walk-off homer as Astros stun Mariners
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Yordan Alvarez's first major league homer sinks Orioles in 4-0
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Yordan Alvarez hits two home runs in Astros' Game 1 ALDS win
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Altuve and Javier lead Astros to 8-5 win at Rangers as Houston
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Yordan Alvarez hits two home runs in Astros' Game 1 ALDS win
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Houston Astros fans react as Yordan Alvarez scratched from lineup
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Yordan Álvarez two-run HR downs Mariners in 4-2 loss to Astros in