Astros' Yordan Alvarez Missed 4th Straight Game Friday

Yordan Alvarez was out of the Lineup Friday for the Houston Astros, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

This was the fourth straight start that Alvarez has missed due to what the team is calling tightness in his neck. The big worry for Alvarez coming into the season was soreness in his wrists. That is something that has bothered him since last season. So perhaps this is good news that those wrists aren’t the problem now.

Manager Dusty Baker was playing it coy as to when his star slugger could return to the starting lineup, but Alvarez was taking part in pregame activities, and this would seem to be a sign that he could return by the end of the weekend.

On Saturday, the Astros will have Cristian Javier starting versus Zack Wheeler of the Philadelphia Phillies. The Astros are +158 (-1.5) on the run line and -126 on the moneyline, with an over/under of 7.5, over (-106), and under (-114).

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