Álvarez hits 2 HRs, drives in 5 runs as Astros beat A's 9-6

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Yordan Álvarez hit two homers and drove in five runs, José Altuve drove in the go-ahead run with a single, and the Houston Astros rallied to beat the Oakland Athletics 9-6 on Tuesday night for their fifth straight win. Álvarez, who was activated off the paternity list on Monday, hit a two-run homer to center in the first and had a three-run blast to left in the fifth, tying the game at 6-all and ending the night for Oakland starter Chris Bassitt. It was the second multi-homer game of the season for Álvarez, whose last game against the New York Yankees on May 6.

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