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.

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]