It’s Yordan Alvarez week. With humongous expectations Sunday in his first Big League start, the titanic rookie did not disappoint. A home run in his second Big League at bat sparked a 4-0 Astros win over the Baltimore Orioles.
But tonight it is not the worst team in baseball that the Stros face, but last season’s NLCS finalists, the Milwaukee Brewers, featuring All-Everything Christian Yellich. For more insight on this game and the two game series, go here.
Tonight Brad Peacock (5-3, 3.20 ERA) grabs the banner for the Astros, opposed by Freddie Peralta (3-2, 5.