Yordan Alvarez was held out of the Houston Astros lineup for a second consecutive game due to right hand inflammation Sunday but was feeling "better," manager Joe Espada said. Alvarez was scratched from Saturday's lineup after his hand felt sore during pre-game hitting.

Jake Meyers leapt at the center field wall in an attempt to rob Gavin Sheets of a solo home run in the bottom half of the second inning. In those first 163 plate appearances, he recorded a 30.7% strikeout rate,