El largo jonrón del cubano Yordan Álvarez respaldó un sólido inicio de Hunter Brown mientras los Astros de Houston

Yordan Alvarez homered and Hunger Brown tossed six strong innings as the Houston Astros salvaged the series finale against the Kansas City Royals with a 7-3 win.

Two shutout innings from Whitley closed out the game, with his fastball averaging around 96 MPH, giving the Astros the 7-0 win and their second shutout of the year. In his first outing of the year, Whitley delivered for the Astros better than he ever has in his career, going two shutout with two strikeouts.