Astros news: Yordan Alvarez strengthens AL MVP case with 1 swing vs. Royals
The Yordan Alvarez American League Most Valuable Player hype just keeps on getting bigger. Alvarez added to that again on Thursday, when he hit another home run, his 40th of the 2026 MLB season, during a matchup against the Kansas City Royals at Daikin Park in Houston. With two outs and nobody on in the bottom of the fifth inning, Alvarez took […] The post Astros news: Yordan Alvarez strengthens…
Houston Astros outfielder Yordan Alvarez continues to strengthen his case for American League Most Valuable Player honors with a powerful home run against the Kansas City Royals on Thursday. Alvarez extended Houston's lead to 4-1 in the bottom of the fifth inning, driving a 90 mph fastball from Royals starter Seth Lugo deep for his 40th home run of the 2026 MLB season.
The Astros ultimately won the game 6-2, improving their record to 77-76 — just half a game ahead of the rest of the American League West Division standings. This marks the first time since Alex Bregman's 41 home runs in 2019 that an Astros player has hit at least that many dingers in a season. Alvarez is also closing in on tying the franchise record of 47 home runs, set in 2000.
With nine games remaining in the regular season, including a three-game series against the Atlanta Braves starting on Friday, Alvarez's incredible season at the plate shows no signs of slowing down.
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