Yordan Alvarez hit two home runs, Kyle Tucker added a solo shot and the Houston Astros beat the Colorado Rockies 12-4 in the MLB World Tour: Mexico City Series to snap a five-game losing streak. Alvarez hit a two-run homer to center field and Tucker followed with a shot to left field and the Astros took a 4-2 lead in the third.
Houston Astros Yordan Alvarez celebrates after hitting a solo home run against the Colorado Rockies during the ninth inning of a baseball game at Alfredo Harp Helu stadium in Mexico City, Saturday, April 27, 2024. Houston Astros pitcher Ronel Blanco gestures walking off the field during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies at Alfredo Harp Helu stadium in Mexico City, Saturday, April 27, 2024.
Ronel Blanco allowed two hits and five runs in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out eight and walked two.Houston arrived in Mexico City after scoring just six runs in a three-game sweep at the hands of the Chicago Cubs, but the team took advantage of the 7,349-foot elevation of the Alfredo Harp Helu stadium to break the offensive slump with 15 hits against the Rockies.
Colorado played their second regular-season game in Mexico. In 1999, they beat San Diego in their season opener, also at Monterrey.José Urquidy played with the Astros in a exhibition game against the San Diego Padres in Mexico City in 2016, but a right arm injury left him out of the series against the Colorado Rockies.
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