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Watch: Houston Astros Slugger Álvarez Launches Massive Homer to Tie Game With Tigers

Houston Astros slugger Yordan Álvarez hit a huge three-run home run to tie the game with the Detroit Tigers on Monday. Take a look!
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Watch: Houston Astros Slugger Álvarez Launches Massive Homer to Tie Game With Tigers
Watch: Houston Astros Slugger Álvarez Launches Massive Homer to Tie Game With Tigers

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Never count the Houston Astros out. Not last season and not this season. The reigning World Series champions were struggling early against the Detroit Tigers, a team they were heavily favored against. 

After not being able to plate a run against the Tigers and starter Matt Boyd for four innings, Houston turned it on in the fifth. 

Well, Yordan Álvarez turned it on to be more precise. 

With one out in the bottom of the fifth and two runners on base, Álvarez launched a massive 435-foot home run to right-center field to make it a 4-4 tie ballgame.

The ball came off his bat at a blistering 110.6-mph with an launch angle of 26 degrees. 

It was his second home run of the season and it couldn't have come at a better time. Now all of the momentum is in the Astros' favor.

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  3. Report: Former Astros Pitcher Fiers' Contract Terminated By CPBL Club
  4. Six Houston Astros Declared Free Agents
  5. Watch: Yordan Álvarez's Home Run Wins Astros World Series
  6. Lucas Giolito Claims All Teams Were Cheating in 2017
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  8. Is it Time to Move on From the Houston Astros Cheating Scandal?
  9. Is There Any Hope for an Aging Yuli Gurriel?
  10. Astros' Álvarez Stopped Striking Out and Became the Best Hitter in Baseball

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Kade Kistner
KADE KISTNER

Kade Kistner is the publisher and beat writer for Sports Illustrated's Inside the Phillies. An alumnus of Tulane University, Kade graduated in 2017 with a degree in Latin American Studies and a minor in Spanish. Upon graduation, Kade commissioned into the United States Navy and attended Naval Flight School in Pensacola, Fl. He served as a Naval Aviator and was stationed in Jacksonville, Fl. During his time in school and the Navy, Kade began covering the MLB and NFL with USA Today, SB Nation, and Sports Illustrated. Kade covered the New Orleans Saints, Texas Rangers, and numerous other teams within the Sports Illustrated network before launching Inside the Phillies, Inside the Astros, and Inside the Cubs. You can follow him on Twitter at @KadeKistner, or if you have any questions or comments he can be reached via email at kwkistner@gmail.com.

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