{
  "id": 7697720,
  "title": "Jeremy Peña, Yordan Alvarez power Houston Astros past Kansas City Royals to start homestand",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/jeremy-pena-yordan-alvarez-power-houston-astros-past-kansas-city",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-16T03:41:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/jeremy-pe-yordan-alvarez-power-034101044.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jeremy Peña and Yordan Alvarez delivered a powerful start for the Houston Astros, clinching a 4-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals at Daikin Park. Peña, who had been struggling, homered twice while Alvarez added a home run and two walks. The Astros' lineup struggled as a whole, with all other hitters combined for zero hits and zero walks. Hunter Brown's strong pitching, allowing just one run over five innings, gave the bullpen the lead they needed. The Astros now have a slim lead in the American League West, with 11 games remaining to secure their position.",
  "summary": "Jeremy Peña homered twice and Yordan Alvarez also went deep to back Hunter Brown's start as Houston stayed atop the American League West with a homestand-opening win.",
  "key_points": [
    "Jeremy Peña and Yordan Alvarez power Astros with two homers each",
    "Hunter Brown's pitching allows one run, giving bullpen crucial lead",
    "Astros extend homestand with 11 games remaining to secure AL West lead"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The Astros' win, sparked by Peña and Alvarez, gives them a slim lead in the American League West with 11 games left to secure their position.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Jeremy Peña hits 2 early homers, Yordan Alvarez hits 39th as Astros beat Royals 4-2",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/jeremy-pena-hits-2-early-homers-yordan-alvarez-hits-39th-as-astros",
        "published": "2026-09-16T02:46:01.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}