Houston Astros outfielder Yordan Alvarez exited Monday evening’s recreation towards the Texas Rangers (GameTracker) after spraining his ankle crossing the plate throughout the backside of the primary inning. Alvarez, who scored on a throwing error by Rangers pitcher Jack Leiter to offer the Astros an early 2-0 edge, noticed his left foot slide after touching down on the plate. 

Alvarez then wanted help stopping his momentum outdoors of the Astros dugout earlier than clearly being hobbled as he made his retreat down the steps and into the Houston clubhouse. 

Baseball Prospectus’ database reveals that gamers are likely to miss 30 days on common with a sprained ankle. Clearly each harm and restoration is totally different, so it is to be seen if Alvarez adheres to the timeline.

The Astros moved beginning proper fielder Jesús Sánchez to left discipline firstly of the second inning after Alvarez’s departure. In addition they inserted rookie Zach Cole to backfill the emptiness in proper discipline. 

Alvarez, 28, had reached base on a stroll. He entered Monday’s contest having hit .273/.364/.430 (119 OPS+) with six dwelling runs via 47 video games. Alvarez had missed greater than three months due to a hand harm. Since returning, he had posted a 1.024 OPS in 18 video games.

The Astros and Rangers started a three-game set on Monday that has main playoff implications. The Astros are two video games forward of the Rangers for second place within the American League West in addition to for the AL’s third and last wild card spot. The Rangers possess the 6-4 seasonal collection benefit, that means that the Astros might want to sweep in an effort to safe the tiebreaker.

It is price noting that the Astros and Rangers aren’t alone of their hunt for the ultimate wild card spot. The Cleveland Guardians are only a half recreation again of the Rangers and a pair of ½ video games behind the Astros.