Alvarez launches career-high 38th home run, with Triple Crown still in reach

HOUSTON — Yordan Alvarez’s grip on the American League’s Triple Crown has weakened in the last few weeks, the product of hitting only three homers since the start of August. Alvarez clubbed his career-high 38th homer of the season in the first inning of Sunday’s 3-2 loss to the Diamondbacks at Daikin Park before going hitless in his final four at-bats. All fans on Sept. 17 receive a Jeremy Peña Telenovela Bobblehead! Get tickets now “It felt great to start off the game with a home run,” he said. Alvarez still leads the AL in batting average at .314, is…