SOMETHING IS OFF
Inside the latest twist in the Astros’ Yordan Alvarez saga
Jul 23, 2025, 1:22 pm
Yordan Alvarez shared the latest on his hand injury. Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images.
Yordan Alvarez’s latest comments on his lingering hand injury have left Astros fans more uneasy than ever. When asked whether he’ll be playing through pain the rest of the season, Alvarez admitted he isn’t sure, saying he feels like he needs rest, but also knows he’s expected to be on the field. That uncertainty has only fueled more questions than answers.
What exactly is going on with one of the Astros’ most dangerous hitters? Why is he still receiving injections? And if his hand was once “60 percent healed,” why hasn’t he fully recovered? Fans are beginning to wonder whether this is more serious than the team is letting on, and whether the version of Yordan they once knew is truly coming back.
For a player with such a massive impact on Houston’s lineup, these lingering doubts are tough to ignore. Is this just a temporary setback… or the beginning of a new, more fragile reality?
Be sure to watch the video below as ESPN Houston's Jeremy Branham and Joel Blank weigh in!
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Oswald Peraza hit a two-run single in the ninth inning to help the Los Angeles Angels snap a three-game losing skid by beating the Houston Astros 4-1 on Saturday night.
Peraza entered the game as a defensive replacement in the seventh inning and hit a bases-loaded fly ball to deep right field that eluded the outstretched glove of Cam Smith. It was the fourth straight hit off Astros closer Bryan Abreu (3-4), who had not allowed a run in his previous 12 appearances.
The Angels third run of the ninth inning scored when Mike Trout walked with the bases loaded.
Kyle Hendricks allowed one run while scattering seven hits over six innings. He held the Astros to 1 for 8 with runners in scoring position, the one hit coming on Jesús Sánchez’s third-inning infield single that scored Jeremy Peña.
Reid Detmers worked around a leadoff walk to keep the Astros scoreless in the seventh, and José Fermin (3-2) retired the side in order in the eighth before Kenley Jansen worked a scoreless ninth to earn his 24th save.
Houston’s Spencer Arrighetti struck out a season-high eight batters over 6 1/3 innings. The only hit he allowed was Zach Neto’s third-inning solo home run.
Yordan Alvarez had two hits for the Astros, who remained three games ahead of Seattle for first place in the AL West.
Key moment
Peraza’s two-run single to deep right field that broke a 1-1 tie in the ninth.
Key Stat
Opponents were 5 for 44 against Abreu in August before he allowed four straight hits in the ninth.
Up next
Astros RHP Hunter Brown (10-6, 2.37 ERA) faces RHP José Soriano (9-9, 3.85) when the series continues Sunday.