Robert Ford

And it creates a problem.

You think about that first inning, you know, you got Jeremy Pena and then Jordan Alvarez back to back.

If Pena gets on, all of a sudden you're in quite the situation.

And the game's just started.

So, yeah, I mean, I think the biggest thing was keeping Jordan healthy.

And, you know, you think about the season that he's having.

You know, already 25 home runs.

The Astros record for home runs in a season is 47.

That was done by Jeff Bagwell in 2000.

And Jordan has a chance to not just break that, but potentially shatter that and become the first 50 homer hitter in Astros history.

So in addition to maybe hitting over 300, maybe driving in over 100 runs, I mean, you're talking about a pretty incredible season that he might wind up ending up with.

Oh, I think it's pretty big.

And, you know, it was a shame when he went down with the oblique injury, he was really starting to swing the bat better.

And then, you know, he gets hurt and now has to work his way back.

But, yeah, I mean, I think Yiner, you know, to have the threat that he poses, he's usually going to bat.

In the bottom half of the lineup, maybe, you know, six or, you know, ideally you'd like to have him bat seventh or eighth, but, you know, still provides a threat even in that part of the lineup.

So, yeah, I mean, obviously having him back and being able to get a little more offensive production out of Ketcher and some more power out of Ketcher makes a difference.