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09/15 22:06 CDT Astros rookie Zach Cole powers 6-3 win over Rangers in place of
injured Yordan Alvarez
Astros rookie Zach Cole powers 6-3 win over Rangers in place of injured Yordan
Alvarez
HOUSTON (AP) --- Zach Cole homered and drove in three runs after replacing
injured slugger Yordan Alvarez in the lineup, and the Houston Astros beat the
Texas Rangers 6-3 on Monday night in the opener of a pivotal three-game series.
Houston pulled within a half-game of the streaking Seattle Mariners atop the AL
West and moved three games ahead of Cleveland and Texas for the final American
League wild card.
Cole homered on the first pitch he saw in the majors Friday at Atlanta. This
time, he entered after Alvarez sprained his left ankle in the first inning and
launched a two-run shot off starter Jack Leiter that gave the Astros a 4-3 lead
in the fifth.
Alvarez was injured while scoring from first base on Leiter's throwing error in
the first.
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