SEATTLE — Astros designated hitter Yordan Alvarez hit for the cycle towards the Seattle Mariners on Sunday, changing into the tenth participant in Houston historical past to perform the feat.
Alvarez singled within the first inning, hit his twentieth homer of the season off Mariners starter Bryan Woo within the fourth, added a run-scoring triple to middle area within the sixth off Taylor Saucedo and accomplished the cycle with a double down the best area line within the eighth towards Gregory Santos.
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Alvarez completed 4 for 4 with two RBI and two runs scored within the Astros’ 6-4 loss to Seattle.
Requested if he’d ever hit for a cycle in his baseball life, Alvarez mentioned: “Not even in Ps.”
“I am very excited,” Alvarez mentioned. “I felt somewhat little bit of strain there, however I knew I wanted a double and after I hit the ball I mentioned, ‘There it’s.”
The 27-year-old Alvarez had the second cycle within the historical past of T-Cell Park, after Miguel Tejada’s on September 29, 2001.
The triple, the sixth of Alvarez’s profession, got here on a fly ball to deep middle area. Julio RodrÃguez jumped for the ball towards the wall, however dropped the catch and sprained his proper ankle on the play. The ball rolled towards the infield earlier than left fielder Dylan Moore grabbed it as Alvarez hustled into third.
“It was a complicated play,” Alvarez mentioned. “After I hit the ball, I believed it was going to hold somewhat bit extra, after which I noticed him soar on the wall and make the catch, after which I noticed him hit the wall and the ball drops and he drops. I simply knew I wanted to proceed working there.”
Earlier than Sunday, the newest cycle by a member of the Astros got here on Aug. 28, 2023, by Jose Altuve towards Boston.