HOUSTON — Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez left Tuesday night’s game after appearing to hurt himself while scoring a first-inning run against the Rangers at Daikin Park. The team did not immediately announce the nature of the injury.
Alvarez had drawn a walk moments earlier to put runners at first and second. When Carlos Correa’s dribbler was errantly thrown to first base by Texas pitcher Jack Leiter, Alvarez came all the way around to score standing up, following Jeremy Peña to the plate to put the Astros up 2-0.
Alvarez stumbled after coming down awkwardly on the plate, then limped the rest of the way to the dugout, where he was examined by manager Joe Espada and an Astros trainer.
Alvarez did not take the field in the top of the second. He was replaced in the lineup by Zach Cole, who entered the game in right field, with Jesús Sánchez shifting to left field in place of Alvarez.
