Peña and Alvarez power Astros to 4-2 win over Royals
Jeremy Peña homered in his first two at-bats and Yordan Alvarez slugged his 39th home run to lead the Houston Astros to a 4-2 win over the Kansas City Royals. The Astros, who entered the day leading the AL West by one game over the Texas Rangers, got back on track after a three-game sweep by Tampa Bay over the weekend. Peña hit Michael Wacha’s first pitch over the wall in left-center field for his first homer since Aug. 30.
Alvarez's 39 homers are a career high and he trails the Rays' Junior Caminero by two for the AL lead.
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