Yordan Alvarez hit three home runs and rookie Spencer Arrighetti carried a no-hit bid into the eighth inning as the Houston Astros routed the Philadelphia Phillies and Taijuan Walker 10-0 on Wednesday.
Houston Astros' Yordan Alvarez hits a single during the first inning of a game against the Seattle Mariners, Sunday, July 21, 2024, in Seattle. –
Alvarez hit the first of his three homers in the fourth inning off Walker, a two-run, opposite-field shot. He took Mercado out of the park in the seventh and eighth innings to finish with four hits and four RBIs. It was his third career three-homer game and ties Hall of Fame slugger Jeff Bagwell for most three-homer games in Astros history.
Walker was tagged for six runs on 13 hits in six innings. The Phillies have lost his last nine starts. The 32-year-old right-hander signed a four-year, $72 million deal prior to the 2023 season. Arrighetti took over from there, striking out four of the first five Phillies he faced. A sixth-round pick in the amateur draft, Arrighetti entered the game 6-11 with a 4.94 ERA and having allowed 112 hits in 116 2/3 innings. He was in great shape with his pitch count through seven innings, having thrown 53 of his 86 pitches for strikes.
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