ASTROS WIN: Trey Mancini homered twice, including his first career grand slam, and drove in five runs and the Houston Astros defeated the Cleveland Guardians 9-3.
Houston Astros' Jose Altuve and Trey Mancini celebrate a win over the Cleveland Guardians in a baseball game, Friday, Aug. 5, 2022, in Cleveland. – Trey Mancini hit two home runs, including his first career grand slam, and drove in five runs, leading the Houston Astros over the Cleveland Guardians 9-3 on Friday night.
Mancini, acquired from Baltimore on Monday to bolster Houston’s already dynamic lineup, hit a solo homer in the second and capped the Astros’ five-run third with a blast that cleared the 19-foot wall in left field and landed in the home run porch.Mancini, starting at DH on Friday, has homered three times in four games with Houston. The Astros acquired him in a three-team trade that also included Tampa Bay.Mancini missed the 2020 season while battling Stage 3 colon cancer.
Yordan Álvarez drove in his 73rd run of the season — good for third in the AL — with a single in the third inning that gave Houston a 2-1 lead. Jose Altuve had three hits and an RBI. Mancini and the Astros spoiled the major league debut of Cleveland right-hander Hunter Gaddis , who was charged with eight runs in 3 1/3 innings. He retired the side in order in the first before Houston’s offense took control.
“I never had three guys waiting for me that were on base before so it was a really good feeling,” he said.
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