Yordan Alvarez On Astros\' Roster, Justin Verlander Left Off

[RealGM Wiretap]

Yordan Alvarez is on the Houston Astros\' roster for their wild-card series against the Detroit Tigers and batting second in Game 1 on Tuesday.

Alvarez is in the lineup as the designated hitter.

Three-time Cy Young Award winner and 2011 American League MVP Justin Verlander is not on the Astros\' roster, however. Verlander pitched Saturday night, getting his 262nd career victory when the Astros defeated the Cleveland Guardians 4-3.

Via ESPN.com

[watpho71]

Why so many empty seats at game 1 in Houston?

[nguyen925]

Why so many empty seats at game 1 in Houston?

Not 100 evidenced pm based but I've heard the reason why Rockets games are sold out but are still empty is because many corporations buy out the seats for whomever and don't go to the games.

The same probably holds true for the Astros games