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Alvarez went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and a walk in Saturday's win over the Angels. Alvarez launched a two-run, 432-foot home run off Tyler Anderson in his third trip to the plate to give Houston a 3-2 lead, marking the outfielder's second straight game in which he's gone deep. The long ball was his 34th of the campaign and his sixth this month, during which he's now batting .286 (14-for-49) with 13 RBI and seven runs scored. Alvarez has also recorded two RBI in back-to-back contests.
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Alvarez went 2-for-6 with a stolen base in Tuesday's 4-3 extra-innings loss to the Athletics. Alvarez has multiple hits in three of the last four games, though he's also gone hitless three times over eight contests in September. The slugger's steal was his seventh of the year after he had never stolen more than one base in a single season. He's added a stellar .312/.396/.570 slash line with 32 home runs, 80 RBI, 80 runs scored and 31 doubles through 135 contests.
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Alvarez went 2-for-4 with two home runs and six RBI in Friday's 8-0 win over the Diamondbacks. The slugger connected for a three-run shot off Brandon Pfaadt in the fifth inning before launching another one off Jordan Montgomery just one frame later. The multi-homer performance was Alvarez's seventh of the season, tying the Astros' franchise record set by Chris Carter in 2014. Three of those power displays have come in the last nine games, a stretch in which Alvarez is batting .382 (13-for-34) with seven homers and 12 RBI.
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Alvarez went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs Sunday against the Royals. Alvarez tallied multiple home runs for the second time in five games, bringing his total on the season to 30. His power has lagged for much of the campaign, but the recent surge has his ISO up to .257 along with a .571 slugging percentage through 128 games.
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Alvarez went 3-for-4 with three home runs and a walk in Wednesday's 10-0 win over the Phillies, finishing with three runs scored and four RBI. Alvarez belted a two-run blast off Taijuan Walker in the fourth before launching a pair of solo shots off Michael Mercado in the seventh and eighth innings. Wednesday marked the third time in his career that Alvarez has tallied three home runs in a game and the first time he achieved the feat since September 2022. The 27-year-old has been unstoppable in August, batting .372 with eight home runs, 16 RBI, 15 runs scored and an exemplary 14:11 BB:K.
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| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | KO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | HOU | 143 | 538 | 84 | 164 | 34 | 85 | 67 | 92 | 6 | .304 |
| 2023 | HOU | 114 | 410 | 77 | 120 | 31 | 97 | 69 | 92 | 0 | .292 |
| 2022 | HOU | 135 | 470 | 95 | 144 | 37 | 97 | 78 | 106 | 1 | .306 |
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| Situation | H/AB | AVG | HR | RBI | SB | BB | KO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs L.A. ANGELS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| vs SUAREZ (CAREER) | 4/15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| vs LHP | 97/358 | 0.27 | 24 | 55 | 5 | 54 | 55 |
Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | KO | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/18 | @  |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9/17 | @ |
4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9/16 | @ |
4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/15 | @  |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 9/14 | @ |
4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9/13 | @ |
4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9/12 | vs  |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Upcoming Games
| date | Opp | time | Scheduled Starter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9/19 | vs |
8:10 PM | Jose Suarez |
| 9/20 | vs |
8:10 PM | Tyler Anderson |
| 9/21 | vs |
7:10 PM | Reid Detmers |
| 9/22 | vs |
2:10 PM | Griffin Canning |
| 9/23 | vs  |
8:10 PM | Bryce Miller |
| 9/24 | vs |
8:10 PM | Logan Gilbert |
| 9/25 | vs |
2:10 PM | George Kirby |