Justin Verlander pitched six shutout innings, Yordan Alvarez homered twice and the Houston Astros held on for a 6-4 win over the Minnesota Twins in their AL Division Series opener.
HOUSTON, TEXAS - OCTOBER 07: Yordan Alvarez #44 of the Houston Astros celebrates with third base coach Gary Pettis #8 after a home run during the third inning against the Minnesota Twins during Game One of the Division Series at Minute Maid Park on October 07, 2023 in Houston, Texas. – Justin Verlander pitched six shutout innings, Yordan Alvarez homered twice and the Houston Astros held on for a 6-4 win over the Minnesota Twins in their AL Division Series opener Saturday.
Héctor Neris took over for Verlander to start the seventh. With two outs, Jorge Polanco hit a soaring three-run homer to right field. Two pitches later, rookie Royce Lewis launched his third homer in three playoff games to make it 5-4. The best-of-five series continues Sunday night in Houston, with Framber Valdez on the mound for the AL West champion Astros against Pablo López.
Altuve, who was 0 for 23 to open the playoffs last season, has 24 career postseason homers, which ranks second in major league history to Manny Ramirez . Saturday was Altuve's eighth home run in the first inning of a playoff game, the most in MLB history. Correa singled to start the second before a one-out single by Ryan Jeffers. This time Verlander escaped the jam when Michael A. Taylor grounded into a double play.
It was the seventh career postseason homer for the 26-year-old. He watched the ball sail for a couple of seconds before trotting to first base as he casually flipped his bat.
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