Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez out of lineup with neck pain

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez has returned to Houston with neck discomfort, Houston supervisor Dusty Baker introduced earlier than Monday evening’s recreation towards the Tampa Bay Rays.

He mentioned Alvarez has had the issue for a few week.

“We decided to send him to go get examined,” Baker mentioned. “Hopefully it’s not too bad. So, we’ll see.”

Baker is hopeful that Alvarez can keep away from occurring the injured listing.

“We don’t think so,” Baker mentioned. “We hope not. We just have to see after he sees the doctor.”

Alvarez is hitting .253 with six homers and 27 RBIs. He hit late go-ahead homers within the first two video games of the Astros’ weekend sweep of the Atlanta Braves. Alvarez, who has eight multi-RBI video games, added a game-tying two-run single within the eighth inning of Sunday’s sequence finale.

Baker mentioned it has not been decided if Alvarez will return for the ultimate two video games of the highway sequence with the Rays.