Jeremy Peña and Yordan Alvarez delivered at the plate as the Houston Astros defeated the Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Tuesday night. Peña homered in his first two at-bats, per ESPN, including a lead-off home run to start the game. According to Yahoo Sports and The Crawfish Boxes, Peña's opening shot cleared the train tracks and gave Houston a 1-0 lead early. That marked his fifth lead-off home run of the season.
Peña finished with three hits on the night, per Sportsnet. Alvarez added a two-run home run—his 39th of the season—to account for Houston's remaining runs. The win marked a turnaround for the pair, as both had been slumping at the plate heading into the contest.