Astros’ Yordan Alvarez headed for MRI on ankle

Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez, who injured his left ankle whereas stepping on residence plate Monday night time, will bear an MRI examination on Tuesday, in response to supervisor Joe Espada.

Alvarez had a boot on his left foot when he exited Houston’s clubhouse on crutches, per The Athletic. The three-time All-Star needed to come out of the sport in opposition to the visiting Texas Rangers after getting harm whereas scoring a run.

With Jeremy Pena on second and Alvarez on first with no outs within the backside of the primary, Carlos Correa topped a ball between the plate and the mound. Rangers pitcher Jack Leiter fielded the ball cleanly, however slipped as he fired the ball over first baseman Jake Burger’s head.

Pena scored simply and Alvarez ran by means of a cease signal to attain as effectively. As Alvarez stepped over the leg of catcher Jonah Heim to evade a tag and contact the plate, he slipped and misplaced his stability and skill to decelerate. Alvarez hopped in ache towards the dugout till teammate Christian Walker was capable of cease his momentum.

Alvarez put little weight on his left leg as he hobbled down the dugout steps. Rookie outfielder Zach Cole entered the sport for Alvarez within the high of the second.

Cole wound up going 2-for-3 with a homer and three RBIs as Houston gained 6-3.

The damage comes at a very inopportune time for the Astros (82-69), who moved inside a half-game of the idle first-place Seattle Mariners in American League West.

The Monday contest was Alvarez’s forty eighth sport of the season as he missed 100 video games after injuring his hand on Might 2. Since returning to Houston’s lineup on Aug. 26, the lefty slugger has posted a .369 common with three homers and 9 RBIs in 78 plate appearances.

For the 12 months, he owns a .273/.364/.430 slash line together with six homers and 27 RBIs.

–Discipline Degree Media