HOUSTON -- Astros manager Dusty Baker considered giving Yordan Álvarez another day off after he sat out one game with a minor hand injury.
But the slugger told Baker he was ready, so Álvarez was penciled into the lineup Tuesday night.
"And ready he was," Baker said.
Álvarez hit a two-run homer and Kyle Tucker had three RBIs to give Houston an 8-2 win over the New York Mets in an interleague matchup between two of the top teams in the majors.
The Astros trail only the Yankees in the American League, and the Mets top the National League standings.