Houston Astros Power Hitter Climbs All-Time Home Run List

The Houston Astros defeated the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night, 5-2, at MinuteMaid Park. With this victory, Houston now has a record of 26-33. The Twins are now 32-26 after the loss.

Offensively, Houston was carried by slugger Yordan Alvarez, who went 3-for-3 with two homers and three RBIs. He now has 11 home runs this season, and he climbed a historic list in home run history with this effort:

Per Sarah Langs of MLB.com:

Most multi-HR games in first 540 career games:

Ralph Kiner: 20
Yordan Alvarez: 18
Bob Horner: 18 years old

One of the most feared hitters in all of baseball, Alvarez is now hitting .283 with 11 home runs and 25 RBIs. Since his debut in 2019, Alvarez now has 140 home runs and 405 career RBIs.

At 26 years old, Alvarez is a two-time All-Star, Rookie of the Year winner, Silver Slugger and World Series champion, having also won the ALCS MVP in 2022.

The Astros enter Sunday with 6.5 games in the American League West and if they want to get back into contention over the summer, Alvarez is exactly the kind of hitter who can get hot enough to carry a alignment.

The two teams will play again on Sunday afternoon with first pitch scheduled for 1:05 p.m. ET.

Simeon Woods-Richardson pitches for the Twins while Hunter Brown gets the ball for Houston. Woods-Richardson is 2-0 with a 2.70 ERA for AL Central contenders. Brown is 1-5 with a 6.39 ERA for the Astros.

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