Yordan Álvarez went yard twice, one of them being a titanic shot in the eighth off his countrymen Aroldis Chapman and also drove in two runs, but his best efforts could not prevent Houston from leaving home down 0-2 to the Texas Rangers.
For Álvarez it was his 12th postseason homerun, most amongst Cubans all-time. He also now has 34 playoff RBIs, but Houston now heads to Arlington with their work cut out for them and looking to get back into the series.
El toletero tunero Yordan Álvarez conecta su quinta cuadrangular de la postemporada. El cubano ahora batea .381 en los playoffs. #pelotacubana #LevelUp pic.twitter.com/dgztobM5Kn
— Yusseff305 🇨🇺🇺🇲 (@yusseff305) October 16, 2023
Cuban-American Nick Castellanos continues to terrorize opposing pitching. Last night the slugger went yard to the opposite field in the second inning, his fifth homer of the playoffs, drove in a run and scored on an occasion to pace the Phillies in their opening game 5-3 win over the Diamondbacks.
Castellanos is now hitting .370 in the postseason. Philadelphia looks to take a commanding 2-0 tonight in Game 2 with Aaron Nola taking the mound against Merrill Kelly. The Phillies and their combined OPS of .909 lead all remaining playoff teams in that statistical category.
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Cuban action on the night:
Yordan Álvarez (HOU) 3-2,2HR,2RBI, 3R
José Abreu (HOU) 3-0,BB
Aroldis Chapman (TEX) 0.2IP,H,ER,K
Adolis García (TEX) 3-1,RBI
Lourdes Gurriel Jr (ARI) 4-0
Nick Castellanos (PHI) 4-1,HR,RBI,R