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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José Soriano and two relievers combined for a two-hitter and Oswald Peraza hit his first home run since a trade from the Yankees to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 3-0 win over the Houston Astros on Sunday.
Soriano (10-9) allowed one hit and struck out eight in seven innings. Luis García allowed one hit in a scoreless eighth and Kenley Jansen threw a perfect ninth for his 25th save.
There were two outs in the fifth when Peraza connected off Hunter Brown (10-7) into the bullpen in right-center field to put the Angels up 1-0. His homer comes after his two-run single in the ninth inning Saturday helped Los Angeles to a 4-1 victory that snapped a three-game skid.
Yoan Moncada walked to start the eighth and scored on Mike Trout’s double that bounced off the wall in center field to make it 2-0. Taylor Ward walked before Luis Rengifo reached and Trout scored on an error by Lance McCullers Jr. when the pitcher overthrew first base.
Yordan Alvarez singled with no outs in the first and Soriano walked a batter in the second and sixth innings. The Astros didn’t get another hit until Ramón Urías doubled with one out in the eighth inning. Los Angeles outfielder Taylor Ward was injured trying to make a catch on that hit when he crashed face-first into the metal scoreboard in left field.
He was carted off the field holding a towel to the right side of his face. He was taken to a hospital by ambulance where interim manager Ray Montgomery said he would receive stitches to close the cut and be evaluated.
Brown allowed three hits and a run with five strikeouts in six innings. McCullers Jr. allowed three hits and two runs in his first relief appearance since 2018.
Key moment
The home run by Peraza.
Key stat
It’s the fifth time the Astros have been shut out this month.
Up next
LHP Yusei Kikuchi (6-9, 3.68 ERA) will start for Los Angeles in the series finale Monday against RHP Luis Garcia, who’ll make his return after sitting out since May 2023 recovering from Tommy John surgery.
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