Yordan Alvarez makes his return to the field tonight. No, he won't be back in the Houston Astros lineup — though they could use his bat after being shut out in three of their last four games. Instead, Alvarez will begin a rehab assignment with Double-A Corpus Chriti on Tuesday night. This will be Alvarez's first action in professional game since early-May.
The Astros' offense has been severely lacking since Alvarez landed on the injured list. Houston was already without any semblance of power from the left side of the dish, and Alvarez's prolonged stint on the IL really hurt the overall balance of Houston's lineup.