Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports that Alvarez will begin a minor-league rehab assignment on Tuesday with Double-A Corpus Christi. He’ll serve as a designated hitter in his first rehab game back, and the club plans to have him down for “a few games” before he can be activated off the injured list.

Plus notes on the team's pitching woes and Jesús Sánchez feeling "weird" during his slump since joining the team.

The Astros had won three consecutive series before losing two of three to the Orioles, the last-place team in the AL East.

Houston Astros starter Cristian Javier left Sunday's 12-0 loss to the Baltimore Orioles after three innings because of an illness, and he was replaced by Shawn Dubin in the fourth inning after the veteran allowed three hits and a run with two strikeouts.

Houston Texans quarterback CJ Stroud joked around after wearing a Seattle Mariners hat during a post-game interview.

Yordan Alvarez took 8 live at-bats against live pitching at the Astros' minor-league facility in Florida and will come to Houston on Sunday.

Astros general manager Dana Brown provides some crucial updates to key pitchers Lance McCullers Jr. and Luis Garcia.

The Houston Astros announced a positive injury update to outfielder Jake Meyers ahead of their series finale against the Baltimore Orioles.