Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez, who has gotten off to a slow start this season, was scratched from the lineup prior to Saturday’s game against the White Sox at Rate Field with inflammation in his right hand.

CHICAGO - Yordan Alvarez was scratched from the Houston Astros' lineup for Saturday's game against the White Sox due to inflammation in his right hand, manager Joe Espada said. Alvarez has been experiencing soreness in the hand "for a few days" and "didn't feel right" when he tried to hit pregame in the cage Saturday morning,

The Houston Astros had a good game against the Chicago White Sox. However, Joe Espada got a historic performance from Jake Meyers. The 28-year-old outfielder tied Yordan Alvarez’s franchise record as part of a great day at the plate with the Astros’ slugger not playing in the game.