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Alvarez’s 41st Homer Lifts Astros Past Mariners 7-0

By Drooid · Sep 23, 2026, 3:03 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Yordan Alvarez hit a two-run homer and three RBIs in a 7-0 win over Seattle.
The homer was his 41st, tying Junior Caminero for the AL lead.
Alvarez leads the AL with a .314 average, .601 slugging and a 1.032 OPS.
He recorded his 100th RBI of the season, his second time doing so.
The Astros improved to 78-79, tying Rangers for the AL West lead and holding the tiebreaker.

History

Historical Context

The 1998 home-run race, sparked by Mark McGwire’s 70 homers that shattered Roger Maris’s 61-year record and revived fan interest after the 1994 strike, set a new power-hitting benchmark later eclipsed by Barry Bonds’s 73 in 2001. Today Yordan Alvarez’s 41st homer for the Houston Astros echoes that era, underscoring baseball’s continued emphasis on slugging.

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Story summary

Yordan Alvarez hit a two-run homer and three RBIs in a 7-0 win over Seattle.
The homer was his 41st, tying Junior Caminero for the AL lead.
Alvarez leads the AL with a .314 average, .601 slugging and a 1.032 OPS.
He recorded his 100th RBI of the season, his second time doing so.
The Astros improved to 78-79, tying Rangers for the AL West lead and holding the tiebreaker.

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