Yordan Alvarez, who played for the Buies Creek Astros in 2017, started the scoring in game five of the World Series with a 2-run homer in the second inning as Houston topped host Washington, 7-1, for a 3-2 lead in the series. The Astros host game six on Tuesday at 8:07 p.m. … Dunn Area Sports has received its 123,000th view. Thank you! … The San Francisco 49ers moved to 7-0 with a 51-13 win over the visiting Carolina Panthers on Sunday. … Aaron Rodgers threw for 305 yards and three touchdowns for Green Bay in a 31-24 win at Kansas City on Sunday night. … Miami visits Pittsburgh for a Monday night kickoff at 8:15 p.m. (ESPN). … Tiger Woods won the ZOZO championship in Japan for his 82nd PGA Tour victory to tie Sam Snead for first on the career list.