Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez had to be removed from Monday's game against the visiting Texas Rangers after injuring his left leg while crossing the plate. The Astros announced the three-time All-Star suffered a sprained ankle.

With Jeremy Pena on second and Alvarez on first with no outs in the bottom of the first, Carlos Correa topped a ball between the plate and the mound. Rangers pitcher Jack Leiter fielded the ball cleanly, but slipped as he fired the ball over first baseman Jake Burger's head.

Pena scored easily and Alvarez ran through a stop sign to score as well. As Alvarez stepped over the leg of catcher Jonah Heim to evade a tag and touch the plate, he slipped and lost his balance and ability to slow down. Alvarez hopped in pain toward th dugout until teammate Christian

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