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HOUSTON -- The road back from Tommy John surgery doesn’t always travel a straight line, and it doesn’t end after a pitcher makes his first start following the long layoff. Challenges persist with mechanics, the quality of the stuff and confidence, especially if the results don’t come right away. Welcome
Read on MLB.comYordan Alvarez has a two-RBI night and Hayden Wesneski throws five shutout innings, leading the Astros to a 4-0 win over the Athletics
Condensed Game: J.T. Ginn and the Athletics take on Yordan Alvarez and the Astros on August 21, 2026
Yordan Alvarez hits an RBI double off the left-field wall for his second of the night, making it 4-0 Astros in the bottom of the 7th inning
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