2B Jose Altuve extended his career-best hitting streak to 18 games with a double in the first inning of Wednesday night's game. Altuve finished 2-for-4 and is now hitting .494 during 19 games in July.

2B Jose Altuve continued his scorching July on Tuesday night, extending his hitting streak to 17 games with a double to right in the sixth inning against the Phillies. He went 1-of-4 in the game, lowering his batting average in July to .494 (39-of-79). He's trying to become just the eighth player in MLB history to hit .500 in at least 80 plate appearances in a month -- Joe Jackson did it twice, in 1913 and 1916 -- and the first since Detroit's Ivan Rodriguez hit .500 in June 2004. Rodriguez and Colorado's Todd Helton (.512 in May 2000) are the only two to have accomplished the feat since 1927.

2B Jose Altuve continued to improve on his MLB-leading batting average and his impressive July, going 4-for-4 with two doubles, three RBIs and three runs scored as the Astros beat the Phillies 13-4 on Monday night. In 17 games this month, Altuve is batting .507 (38 of 75) with 19 RBIs and 19 runs scored, raising his average on the season to a scalding .365. "I think this is a really good team that deserves you to go and play 100 percent every day and that's what I'm trying to do, I'm not trying to waste my at-bats," he said.

2B Jose Altuve tied a career high with four hits, including a homer in the series finale Sunday against the Orioles. He also extended his hitting streak to a career-high 15 games. Altuve is batting .423 in six games against Baltimore this season.

2B Jose Altuve kept his hitting streak going Saturday. He singled in his first at-bat and extended his streak to 14 games, tying a career best. Altuve finished 2-for-5 and has a .352 average.

2B Jose Altuve singled in the third inning to extend his hitting streak to a season-high 12 games. It is tied for the third-longest streak of his career and is the longest active streak in the American League. Altuve is batting .445 over his last 27 games with 12 doubles, five home runs, 25 runs scored plus 20 RBIs with a 1.199 OPS.

2B Jose Altuve extended his hitting streak to 11 games and finished 3-for-4 with an RBI. It is his longest streak since June 18-29, 2016 and over his last 26 games, Altuve is batting .443 (47-for-106) with 12 doubles, five home runs, 25 runs and 20 RBIs.

2B Jose Altuve extended his hitting streak to nine games with a single in the first inning and finished 2-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored. Altuve is batting .525 (21-for-40) with four doubles, three homers and 11 RBIs during the streak with a 1.428 OPS. With his 218th career steal, he surpassed Terry Puhl for sole possession of fifth place in franchise history.

2B Jose Altuve had his streak of multi-hit games snapped at six after going 1-for-4 with a solo home run. Altuve was hit by a pitch in the ninth inning, marking the third consecutive game an Astro was plunked by a pitch.

MIAMI -- The Houston Astros, who suffered through three consecutive 100-plus-loss seasons earlier this decade, are now the best team in the American League and are on a potential World Series collision course with the Los Angeles Dodgers.It's a stunning turnaround for the Astros (60-29), who have never won a World Series. They were swept by the Chicago White Sox during their only trip there in 2005.Houston lost 111 games as recently as 2013, but it began to turn things around in 2015 with 86 wins and 84 the following year.The Astros closed this season's first half with a rousing 19-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday, giving Houston a 16 1/2-game lead in the AL West. That rout against Toronto was indicative of an Astros offense that leads the majors in just about every category -- runs, homers, doubles, batting average, on-base and slugging.Just how far the Astros have come was best exemplified by Tuesday's All-Star starting lineup. Three of the first five hitters in the batting... [More]

2B Jose Altuve hit his 13th homer of the season and singled twice in the 19-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday. It was his fifth straight three-hit game, one shy of the major league record. It is the longest such streak since 3B George Brett of the Kansas City Royals reached six straight in 1976. It was Altuve's 15th three-hit game of the season, which leads the majors. He also has reached base in 16 consecutive games. He is batting .433 (29-for-67) with five doubles, three homers, 16 RBIs and nine walks, giving him an on-base percentage of .494 during the streak.

2B Jose Altuve went 3-for-5 Friday in the 12-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. He set a club record with his fourth straight three-hit games. It was his 14th three-hit game of the season and the 116th of his career to pass OF Cesar Cedeno for fourth place on the Astros' all-time list for three-hit games.

LOS ANGELES -- Left-hander Alex Wood struck out 10 in seven innings to improve to 10-0 in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 1-0 victory against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday at Dodger Stadium.Los Angeles scored in the second inning. Chris Taylor singled up the middle with one out, and Yasmani Grandal hit the first pitch from Arizona starter Zack Godley (3-3) into the left-center-field gap for a standup double and his third RBI of the series.The first-place Dodgers moved 4 1/2 games in front of the Diamondbacks in the NL West standings with their 22nd win in 26 games and fifth shutout since June 20.Wood allowed three hits and two walks on 85 pitches and lowered his ERA to 1.67. It was his 13th consecutive start without a loss, the longest streak by a Dodgers pitcher to open the season since Rick Rhoden went 19 straight in 1976.Astros 10, Braves 4ATLANTA -- George Springer, Jose Altuve and Josh Reddick went a combined 8-for-15 with six RBIs as Houston routed Atlanta for the second straight... [More]

ATLANTA -- George Springer, Jose Altuve and Josh Reddick went a combined 8-for-15 with six RBIs as the Houston Astros routed the Atlanta Braves 10-4 on Wednesday night.The same trio went 10-for-16 with nine RBIs in the previous game -- a 16-4 rout Tuesday. Houston has won 20 of its past 23 games on the road and is 7-0 in interleague play this season.Springer, who scored three times Wednesday, and Altuve each had three hits, and Reddick drove in three runs with a pair of doubles. The Astros had seven doubles for the third consecutive game, and Marwin Gonzalez joined Reddick with three RBIs.Atlanta's Jamie Garcia (2-7) allowed 10 hits and five runs while striking out five and walking none in six-plus innings. Garcia was pulled after allowing a leadoff double to Nori Aoki in the Astros' three-run seventh inning which made it 7-4.Brewers 4, Orioles 0MILWAUKEE -- Matt Garza pitched 6 1/3 innings, and Keon Broxton hit a two-run homer as the Milwaukee finished off a three-game sweep of Baltimore.Garza... [More]

2B Jose Altuve was selected to his fifth American League All-Star team, his fourth time as a starter. Altuve is just the second player in club history to start three consecutive All-Star games, joining 2B Craig Biggio (1995-98). His five All-Star nods are tied with Lance Berkman for second in club history (Biggio, 7). Altuve is batting .326 with 11 home runs, 40 RBIs and 16 steals.

The Houston Astros and Washington Nationals hold sizable leads in their division races, and each team had three players voted to the starting lineup of the All-Star Game on July 11 in Miami.The All-Star starters, reserves and pitchers were all announced Sunday. Starters were selected by a fan vote, and the pitchers and reserves were chosen by a combination of player vote and selections made by the commissioner's office.The three Astros voted as starters for the American League were second baseman Jose Altuve, shortstop Carlos Correa and outfielder George Springer.Washington's representatives in the National League starting lineup will be first baseman Ryan Zimmerman, second baseman Daniel Murphy and outfielder Bryce Harper, who was the leading vote-getter in the NL.San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey, Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado, Cincinnati Reds shortstop Zack Cozart and outfielders Charlie Blackmon of the Colorado Rockies and Marcell Ozuna of the host Miami Marlins... [More]

2B Jose Altuve finished 2-for-3 with two RBIs and overtook Yankees DH Aaron Judge, who finished 0-for-4, for the American League lead in batting at .330. Judge was batting .331 entering play but dropped to .326.

2B Jose Altuve hit an RBI double in the sixth inning, his 227th career two-bagger. He moved into sole possession for eighth place in franchise annals and is two doubles shy of surpassing Jimmy Wynn for seventh place. Altuve also scored his 500th career run later that inning, becoming the sixth player in franchise history with 500 runs scored in his first 907 games: Wynn (528 runs), Joe Morgan (531), Cesar Cedeno (563), Jeff Bagwell (590) and Lance Berkman (592).

2B Jose Altuve posted his 324th multi-hit game, which ties Jimmy Wynn for eighth in franchise history, on Wednesday night against the Oakland A's. Altuve finished with two hits, two walks and two stolen bases, the first Houston player to accomplish that feat since Eric Bruntless on Sept. 18, 2005, against the Brewers.

2B Jose Altuve recorded three hits Tuesday to increase his career total to 1,141. He moved into sole possession of ninth place on the franchise list, surpassing Bill Doran (1,139). Jimmy Wynn is eighth on the franchise list with 1,291 hits. Altuve is one multi-hit game behind Wynn for eighth in franchise history with 323.