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Yordan Alvarez #44 of the Houston Astros celebrates in the dugout after hitting a solo home run in the 8th inning against the Kansas City Royalsat Minute Maid Park on July 05, 2022 in Houston, Texas.

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The Astros launched four home runs in a 9-7 win over the Royals in Houston. Jeremy Pena and Alex Bregman each went deep in the fifth, Aledmys Diaz added a seventh inning shot, and Yordan Alvarez hit one out in the eighth. Luis Garcia picked up the win after giving up five runs in six-and-a-third innings, and Rafael Montero earned his sixth save. Houston is on an eight-game winning streak. The Astros send right-hander Cristian Javier to the mound tonight.