Astros rally past Guardians, now half-game out of first

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Rookie J.P. France continued his stellar pitching of late and Yordan Alvarez delivered a timely three-run home run as the host Houston Astros topped the Cleveland Guardians 7-3 on Monday.

The Astros closed to within one-half game of the idle Texas Rangers atop the American League West by rallying from an early two-run deficit. France (7-3) was instrumental in the comeback, rec