Yordan Alvarez scores winner on wild pitch for Astros

HOUSTON — It was Yordan Alvarez’s legs — and not his powerful bat — that saved the day for the Astros.

Alvarez’s scamper home from third base on a wild pitch in the fourth inning Saturday night proved to be the winning run in the Astros’ 5-4 victory over the Rangers at Daikin Park, sending Houston to its season-high-tying fifth consecutive win.

Alvarez, who was traded to the Astros…