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Several hours before the Astros hit the field Tuesday night to face the Royals, struggling stars Jeremy Peña and Yordan Alvarez took early batting practice on the field, desperate to break out of their prolonged offensive doldrums. The Astros’ offense hasn’t been the same since Peña and Alvarez began slumping in early August, but the early work Tuesday appeared to pay off. Peña homered in his first two at-bats and Alvarez added a two-run homer in the fifth -- his 39th of the season -- to send the Astros to a 4-2 win over the Royals at Daikin Park. Peña and Alvarez combined to go 4-for-6 with three homers and all four RBIs, while the rest of the Astros’ offense was 0-for-22. “Careful, you might see the whole entire team there \[for early BP on Wednesday\
