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.

2B Jose Altuve, who homered in the first inning Friday, has hit safely in seven of hits past eight games. He's batting .414 during that period, with three homers.

2B Jose Altuve was out of the starting lineup for the fourth time this season on Thursday against Oakland, getting a rare day off. "Everyone deserve a day off, even Jose Altuve," Astros manager A.J. Hinch said before a 12-9 win. "Can you give him a better day off than a 12:30 game in Oakland? After a night game? It's like the ultimate tip your cap of respect." Altuve is batting .322 with 20 doubles, 10 home runs, 34 RBIs and 47 runs. He appeared in 72 of the Astros' first 73 games with 70 starts.

2B Jose Altuve finished 2-for-3 with two walks and a run scored Sunday. Over his last four games he is batting .692 (9-for-13) with five doubles, one homer and two RBIs, and has reached base in 13 of 17 plate appearances.

2B Jose Altuve smacked his 10th home run in the third inning, marking his third consecutive season with double-digit homers. Altuve joins Hall of Famer Craig Biggio as the only second basemen in franchise history with at least three seasons of 10 homers. Biggio finished with 10 such seasons.

2B Jose Altuve finished 3-for-3 with two doubles and three runs scored and moved past Enos Cabell for sole possession of 10th place in club history with 1,127 hits. Altuve trails Billy Doran, who has 1,139 hits, for ninth place.

2B Jose Altuve finished 1-for-4 with an RBI single, recording his 1,124th career hit in the process. Altuve is tied with Enos Cabell (1975-80, '84-85) for 10th place in franchise annals in hits. Bill Doran is ninth with 1,139 hits.

2B Jose Altuve finished 2-for-3 on Saturday for his 19th multi-hit game this season. Since his first full season in 2012, Altuve leads the majors with 307 multi-hit games. His 318 career multi-hit games are two shy of tying Enos Cabell for ninth place in franchise and his 1,123 hits are one shy of Cabell for 10th in franchise annals.

2B Jose Altuve extended his hitting streak to seven games with a first-inning single to right-center and is hitting .548 in the streak. The seven-game streak is one shy of Altuve's season high and he has multi-hit games in five of them after his 3-for-5 night that was capped by a solo homer in the ninth inning. Altuve has now reached base safely in 30-straight road games with a plate appearance. That's the second-longest streak in the majors. San Francisco's Buster Posey has reached safely in 31 straight road games.

2B Jose Altuve went 2-for-4 with a double and walk to extend his hitting streak to six. The hits have come in bunches too, as he's had multi-hit games in four of the six. Altuve has 14 hits in the six games and has reached base in nine of his last 12 plate appearances.

2B Jose Altuve matched a career high with four hits on Tuesday. Altuve broke the game up with a two-run single in Houston's win. He's hit safely in each of his 13 career games at Minnesota's Target Field, hitting .491 (28 for 57) with three-plus hits in five of his last six games. Altuve had three-plus hits in three of his last four games overall and has an RBI in four straight games overall.

CHICAGO -- Light-hitting Deven Marrero belted a pair of home runs and had five RBIs to help Chris Sale escape with a victory in his return to Chicago as the Boston Red Sox went deep six times and outslugged the White Sox 13-7 on Tuesday night.Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a three-run homer and an RBI double, and Xander Bogaerts had four hits, including a solo homer. Mitch Moreland had a two-run homer, Mookie Betts hit a solo shot and Sam Travis had three of Boston's 16 hits.Sale (6-2), who spent his first seven seasons with Chicago, allowed six runs (five earned) on 10 hits in five innings -- his shortest, shakiest outing this season. The lanky left-hander, traded to the Red Sox last December for four prospects, struck out nine to boost his major-league-leading total to 110.Marrero entered the game hitting .175 with a home run and six RBIs. He launched two- and three-run shots off struggling White Sox starter Jose Quintana (2-7) for his first career multi-homer game.Nationals 6, Giants 3SAN FRANCISCO... [More]

CHICAGO -- Light-hitting Deven Marrero belted a pair of home runs and had five RBIs to help Chris Sale escape with a victory in his return to Chicago as the Boston Red Sox went deep six times and outslugged the White Sox 13-7 on Tuesday night.Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a three-run homer and an RBI double, and Xander Bogaerts had four hits, including a solo homer. Mitch Moreland had a two-run homer, Mookie Betts hit a solo shot and Sam Travis had three of Boston's 16 hits.Sale (6-2), who spent his first seven seasons with Chicago, allowed six runs (five earned) on 10 hits in five innings -- his shortest, shakiest outing this season. The lanky left-hander, traded to the Red Sox last December for four prospects, struck out nine to boost his major-league-leading total to 110.Marrero entered the game hitting .175 with a home run and six RBIs. He launched two- and three-run shots off struggling White Sox starter Jose Quintana (2-7) for his first career multi-homer game.Indians 9, Athletics 4CLEVELAND... [More]

CHICAGO -- Light-hitting Deven Marrero belted a pair of home runs and had five RBIs to help Chris Sale escape with a victory in his return to Chicago as the Boston Red Sox went deep six times and outslugged the White Sox 13-7 on Tuesday night.Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a three-run homer and an RBI double, and Xander Bogaerts had four hits, including a solo homer. Mitch Moreland had a two-run homer, Mookie Betts hit a solo shot and Sam Travis had three of Boston's 16 hits.Sale (6-2), who spent his first seven seasons with Chicago, allowed six runs (five earned) on 10 hits in five innings -- his shortest, shakiest outing this season. The lanky left-hander, traded to the Red Sox last December for four prospects, struck out nine to boost his major-league-leading total to 110.Marrero entered the game hitting .175 with a home run and six RBIs. He launched two- and three-run shots off struggling White Sox starter Jose Quintana (2-7) for his first career multi-homer game.Indians 9, Athletics 4CLEVELAND... [More]

The Houston Astros beat the Baltimore Orioles 2-0 in the first game of three-game series on Friday night at Minute Maid Park in Houston. With a win in one of the next two home games, they will have captured 13 of their first 16 series.Nearly a third of the way through the season, Houston boasts a nine-game lead in the American League West ahead of the Texas Rangers and the Los Angeles Angels.And it may finally have what it takes to win a World Series.The foundation of this team was built around underperforming to get great draft picks, using superior analytical data to identify the best players in the United States and abroad and then executing a strategy to bring them into the fold. You know the names: Carlos Correa, Jose Altuve, George Springer, Alex Bregman, Dallas Keuchel and Lance McCullers.The Astros reached the 2015 postseason, but something was still missing as it lost the AL Championship Series to the Kansas City Royals. It turned out that while the numbers -- and Houston is exceptional... [More]

2B Jose Altuve extended his hitting streak to a season-long eight games with an RBI double in the first inning. It marks his longest hitting streak since Aug. 16-23, 2016. Altuve is batting .375 (12-for-32) with three doubles, two triples, two home runs and seven RBIs over that span.

2B Jose Altuve slugged four extra-base hits to lead the Houston Astros to a 3-0 win over the Miami Marlins on Wednesday afternoon. Altuve went 4-for-5 with two triples, two doubles and one RBI. He is hitting .311 this season and became the third Astros player in franchise history to record four extra-base hits in one game. It was also the first two-triple game of Altuve's career.

MIAMI -- Lance McCullers pitched six scoreless innings, and Jose Altuve slugged four extra-base hits to lead the Houston Astros to a 3-0 win over the Miami Marlins on Wednesday afternoon at Marlins Park.The Astros own the best record in the majors and have won 15 of their past 19 games.Miami ended its homestand at 1-8. The Marlins have lost 17 of their past 21 games and are in last place in the National League East. They also have one of the two worst records in the majors.McCullers (4-1), wearing "16" on his cleats as a tribute to the late Jose Fernandez, allowed three hits and two walks. He extended his streak of not allowing an earned run to 17 consecutive innings.Rays 7, Indians 4CLEVELAND -- Alex Cobb pitched seven strong innings and Tampa Bay hit three more home runs in a win over Cleveland at Progressive Field.Cobb (4-3) gave up three runs on six hits with seven strikeouts and one walk.Corey Dickerson, Logan Morrison and Jesus Sucre homered for Tampa Bay, which hit 10 in the series.Cleveland... [More]

MIAMI -- Lance McCullers pitched six scoreless innings, and Jose Altuve slugged four extra-base hits to lead the Houston Astros to a 3-0 win over the Miami Marlins on Wednesday afternoon at Marlins Park.The Astros own the best record in the majors and have won 15 of their past 19 games.Miami ended its homestand at 1-8. The Marlins have lost 17 of their past 21 games and are in last place in the National League East. They also have one of the two worst records in the majors.McCullers (4-1), wearing "16" on his cleats as a tribute to the late Jose Fernandez, allowed three hits and two walks. He extended his streak of not allowing an earned run to 17 consecutive innings.Rays 7, Indians 4CLEVELAND -- Alex Cobb pitched seven strong innings and Tampa Bay hit three more home runs in a win over Cleveland at Progressive Field.Cobb (4-3) gave up three runs on six hits with seven strikeouts and one walk.Corey Dickerson, Logan Morrison and Jesus Sucre homered for Tampa Bay, which hit 10 in the series.Cleveland starter Josh Tomlin (2-5) lasted just 2 2/3 innings, giving up six runs on seven hits with five strikeouts and no walks.

2B Jose Altuve, a two-time batting champ, hit a homer and had three RBIs on Monday. It was his sixth homer of the season. before Monday, he had not had an RBI since last Tuesday. Earlier on Monday, he remained in the game after being hit in the left hand by a first-inning pitch from Marlins RHP Dan Straily. Altuve left Sunday's game at the New York Yankees after suffering from discomfort in his left foot. The issue: Altuve was breaking in bright, new pink cleats for Mother's Day, and the shoes were too tight.