MILWAUKEE - Yordan Alvarez has a "small strain" in his right hand, but the Houston Astros are hopeful the slugger will miss minimal time on the injured list, manager Joe Espada said Wednesday. Alvarez was placed on the 10-day IL on Monday with what the Astros termed right hand inflammation.

Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez has a strained muscle at the top of his right hand, a diagnosis that instills optimism he won't have a prolonged stay on the IL.

The Houston Astros will be without Yordan Alvarez for the foreseeable future after he was placed on the injured list due to inflammation in his right hand, but some could argue the Astros have been without Alvarez this whole season.