Astros come back to walk-off Royals on Yordan Alvarez's home run

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After falling behind early on, Houston chipped away at Kansas City's lead before one mighty swing by Yordan Alvarez completed the Astros' biggest comeback win of the season.

Alvarez homered with two outs in the ninth inning, and Houston beat the Kansas City Royals 7-6 on Monday for its seventh straight victory.

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Houston Astros designated hitter Yordan Alvarez (44) celebrates after his walkoff home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Monday, July 4, 2022, in Houston.  (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)

"Nobody in the dugout gives up throughout the game ... even if we’re losing like that," Alvarez said through a translator.

Led by Kyle Tucker and Alvarez, AL West-leading Houston erased a five-run deficit on the way to its 15th victory in its last 18 games. Tucker sparked the Astros' three-run eighth with a two-run single, and Alvarez hit a drive to left-center against Scott Barlow (2-2) for his 24th homer.

"I just tried to get focused, see a pitch up in the zone, but that pitch came back to the middle of the plate and I was able to hit it," Alvarez said.

Ryne Stanek (1-0) pitched a scoreless ninth for the win.

The Astros also won in their last at-bat on Sunday, using Jeremy Peña's tiebreaking two-run homer with two out in the ninth to post a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.

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Houston Astros designated hitter Yordan Alvarez (44) celebrates his walkoff home run with manager Dusty Baker during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Monday, July 4, 2022, in Houston.  (AP