Astros beat Guardians 2-0 as Yordan Alvarez hits MLB-leading 11th HR
CLEVELAND (AP) — Yordan Alvarez hit his major league-leading 11th home run and Peter Lambert pitched six scoreless innings, leading the Houston Astros to a 2-0 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday. Alvarez’s two-run shot in the first inning off Tanner Bibee (0-3) helped the Astros win two of three in the series. Before coming to Cleveland, Houston started 1-9 on the road and dropped eight straight away games.
Lambert (1-1) held the Guardians to three hits in just his second start of 2026. The right-hander began the season at Triple-A Sugar Land before being brought up when the Astros endured a slew of injuries to their starting staff. Lambert worked out of a two-on jam in the fourth by striking out Cleveland star José Ramírez and Kyle Manzardo.
He fanned eight. Four Astros relievers completed the combined five-hitter with Enyel De Los Santos getting the final four outs for his third save. Alvarez has been among baseball’s hottest hitters.
He went 3 for 4, extended his hitting streak to nine games and his on-base streak to 18 and homered for the fourth time in six games. MARLINS 4, CARDINALS 1 MIAMI (AP) — Janson Junk and five relievers combined on a three-hitter to lead Miami past St. Louis .
Agustín Ramírez singled twice and drove in a run, and Javier Sanoja had three hits for the Marlins. Junk (1-2) allowed one hit, walked one and struck out two over five innings. He was lifted after 56 pitches.
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