Houston Astros star Yordan Alvarez crushes home run, grand slam in historic first inning

Houston Astros star Yordan Alvarez had what most people would consider to be a great game in the first inning.

In the Astros’ 10-8 win over the Kansas City Royals on Friday at Kauffman Stadium, Alvarez hit a home run and a grand slam in the first inning. He became just the eighth player to hit a multi-run home run and a grand slam in the same inning in MLB history, per Sportradar.

Alvarez’s first blast came off of Royals starter Luinder Avila when he hammered an 84 mph curveball to the opposite field...