MILWAUKEE - The Houston Astros placed slugger Yordan Alvarez on the 10-day injured list with right hand inflammation prior to Monday's series opener against the Brewers, the team announced. Alvarez had missed the last two games in Chicago.

Alvarez was dealing with the inflammation even before Saturday, however: Astros' manager Joe Espada told MLB.com prior to Saturday's contest that Alvarez had already been sufferin

All-Star slugger Yordan Alvarez has been placed on the 10-day injured list with right hand inflammation, the Houston Astros announced Monday. The move is retroactive to May 3, when Alvarez was scratched from the lineup before the Astros' 8-3 win over the host Chicago White Sox.