Yordan Alvarez homers twice as Astros crush Jays

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Yordan Alvarez homered twice and finished with four hits and three RBIs as the Houston Astros beat the visiting Toronto Blue Jays 8-0 in the rubber match on Wednesday.

Cristian Javier (1-0) gave up one hit on 97 pitches through five innings for the Astros, whose two wins this season have come against the Blue Jays. Houston outscored Toronto 18-0 in the victories.

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