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Alvarez's 9th-inning HR lifts Astros 7-6 win over Royals

Mon, Jul 4, 2022
MLB News (AP)

HOUSTON (AP) - Yordan Alvarez homered with two outs in the ninth inning, and the Houston Astros beat the Kansas City Royals 7-6 on Monday for their seventh straight win.

Led by Kyle Tucker and Alvarez, AL West-leading Houston erased a five-run deficit on the way to its 15th victory in its last 18 games. Tucker sparked the Astros' three-run eighth with a two-run single, and Alvarez hit a drive to left-center against Scott Barlow (2-2) for his 24th homer.

Ryne Stanek (1-0) pitched a scoreless ninth for the win.

The Astros also won in their last at-bat on Sunday, using Jeremy Pena's tiebreaking two-run homer with two out in the ninth to post a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.