Yordan Alvarez hits 50th homer, Astros shut out Twins 4-0

— Yordan Alvarez hit the 50th home run of his career, rookie Luis Garcia pitched six scoreless innings, and three relievers completed the four-hitter to help the Houston Astros to a 4-0 win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night.
Aug 8, 2021, 03:47 am - AP
MIN
HOU
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L. Garcia
win

L. Garcia8-6

6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 8 K, 0 BB
M. Pineda
loss

M. Pineda4-7

6.0 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 3 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

MINHOU
2ndMcCormick reached on infield single to shortstop, Tucker scored, Díaz to second.01
4thAlvarez homered to center (427 feet).02
8thDíaz doubled to left, Tucker scored and Correa scored.04
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