Houston Astros Manager Dusty Baker Says Star is Likely to Miss Time
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The Houston Astros are going to have to play without one of the key pieces in their lineup for some period of time, it appears.
Slugger Yordan Alvarez left Thursday's loss to the Toronto Blue Jays early with right oblique discomfort and manager Dusty Baker says he's likely to miss time as a result of the injury.
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Manager Dusty Baker suggested that Alvarez will miss time after suffering an oblique injury in Thursday's game against the Blue Jays, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Alvarez left Thursday's game after feeling discomfort in his oblique while taking swings in the early innings. There hasn't been any further diagnosis, but after the game, Baker said, "We've just got to regroup and try to figure out how we're going to win some ballgames and get through this." Corey Julks and Chas McCormick figure to be the primary beneficiaries of Alvarez's absence.
It would be a brutal loss for the defending champions as Alvarez is one of the most feared hitters in all of baseball. As Jose Altuve has battled injury and Jose Abreu has underperformed in Houston, he's kept the lineup afloat.
He's hitting .272 right now with 17 homers and 55 RBI. He's also posted a .963 OPS. His 55 RBI are the best in all of baseball while he's tied for fourth in home runs.
It would also be a devastating loss because the Astros are trying to track down the Texas Rangers in the American League West. The Astros are 36-27 and 5.0 gams behind Texas in the American League West.
Alvarez is a lifetime .293 hitter with 115 homers and 338 RBI. He made his major league debut in 2019 and previously played in the Dodgers organization.
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