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Sun Sep 10 201705:092B Jose Altuve hit 23rd home run of season Saturday, two-run sho...
2B Jose Altuve hit his 23rd home run of the season Saturday, a two-run shot in the sixth inning of an 11-4 loss to Oakland in the second game of a doubleheader. Altuve's homer was the 10th of his career against the A's, matching the most he's had against any team. He's also hit 10 homers against Texas and the Los Angeles Angels. Altuve is one shy of his single-season high for home runs of 24, which he set last season.
Sat Sep 9 201704:542B Jose Altuve with 2-5 with double and two-run homer in 9-8 los...
2B Jose Altuve with 2-for-5 with a double and a two-run homer in a 9-8 loss to Oakland on Friday night at the Oakland Coliseum. The home run was his ninth career blast against the A's, one of his personal high of 10 against Texas and the Los Angeles Angels. Altuve is batting an American League-best .352 with 37 doubles, 22 home runs and 74 RBIs. He has scored 97 runs.
Thu Sep 7 201705:192B Jose Altuve took routine day off, and Marwin Gonzalez took sp...
2B Jose Altuve took a routine day off, and Marwin Gonzalez took his spot in the field. "He doesn't love (taking days off) early in the year, but he loves it in September," manager A.J. Hinch said. "I think these guys are definitely in need of a day off." Altuve, an American League MVP candidate, is hitting .351 with 21 homers, 72 RBIs and 31 stolen bases.
Mon Sep 4 201702:452B Jose Altuve finished with two steals and reclaimed American L...
2B Jose Altuve finished with two steals and reclaimed the American League lead from teammate Cameron Maybin with 31. Altuve is the only player with 30-plus steals in each of the last six seasons and the first Astro to accomplish that feat since Cesar Cedeno (1972-77). Altuve is the first player with 20 homers and 30 steals in consecutive seasons since Carlos Gomez did so for the Brewers in 2013-14.
Thu Aug 31 201704:212B Jose Altuve had one hit, helping set up Astros' only run Wedn...
2B Jose Altuve had one hit, helping set up the Astros' only run Wednesday. He struck out twice, and his average dropped to .254. Altuve made a spectacular play on a sharply hit grounder.
Mon Aug 28 201702:232B Jose Altuve 2-4 with single and home run on Sunday
2B Jose Altuve went 2-for-4 with a single and home run on Sunday. He's hitting .413 on the road this season (99-for-240), which would be the highest road average in the majors since Stan Musial hit .415 in 1948.
Sun Aug 27 201705:192B Jose Altuve returned to lineup against Los Angeles Angels on ...
2B Jose Altuve returned to the lineup against the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday, two days after exiting in the sixth inning against the Washington Nationals with neck soreness. Altuve, who came into Saturday with the best batting average in the AL post-All Star break at .380, went 0-for-4 with a strikeout, snapping a 17-game hitting streak at Angel Stadium, the longest at the venue by a major league player since Joe Mauer had an 18-game streak from 2007-11.
Fri Aug 25 201703:132B Jose Altuve departed following sixth inning with neck discomf...
2B Jose Altuve departed following the sixth inning with neck discomfort. Altuve finished 1-for-3 with a strikeout and a fly out to left field to close the sixth inning. He felt the discomfort throughout his final plate appearance and is day-to-day.
Sat Aug 19 201704:322B Jose Altuve finished 2-4 with solo home run for fourth multi-...
2B Jose Altuve finished 2-for-4 with a solo home run for his fourth multi-hit game in his last six starts on Friday. Altuve leads the American League with 50 multi-hit games and joins Jose Cruz (five) and Craig Biggio (six) as the only players in franchise history with at least five seasons with 50-plus multi-hit games.
Thu Aug 17 201704:552B Jose Altuve recorded American League-leading 49th multi-hit g...
2B Jose Altuve recorded his American League-leading 49th multi-hit game by finishing 2-for-4 with an RBI. Altuve is 26-for-52 in interleague play this season, tops in the majors. His average ranks as the second-highest in interleague play since it began in 1997.
Wed Aug 16 201707:082B Jose Altuve 2-4 with walk and run scored Tuesday, day after s...
2B Jose Altuve was 2-for-4 with a walk and a run scored Tuesday, a day after the second three-strikeout game of his career against Arizona RHP Zack Greinke. "He wasn't picking up his pitches," Hinch said, "and Greinke can put the ball where he wants. It is a reminder that Jose is human."
Tue Aug 15 201705:112B Jose Altuve rarely has night like this
2B Jose Altuve rarely has a night like this. The AL batting leader, with a .361 average, struck out in his first three at-bats Monday against Arizona ace Zack Greinke -- his first three-strikeout game since 2014 and the fifth of his career. The only other time he'd done it against a single pitcher was against Matt Cain -- during the Giants right-hander's perfect game on June 13, 2012.
Mon Aug 14 201702:232B Jose Altuve scored game's first run with solo homer in fourth...
2B Jose Altuve scored the game's first run with a solo homer in the fourth inning, one of the only two hits the Astros had through five innings. He leads the American League in hits with 162 and in multi-hit games with 47. In 56 road games this season, Altuve is batting .420.
Fri Aug 11 201704:182B Jose Altuve collected two hits in five at-bats on Thursday ni...
2B Jose Altuve collected two hits in five at-bats on Thursday night and has recorded hit in four straight games, which marks the 10th time in his career he had strung together such a streak. In his last seven games, Altuve is hitting .423 (11-for26) and has recorded four multi-hit games, including Thursday night's.
Wed Aug 9 201706:012B Jose Altuve 2-4 with homer and RBI on Tuesday against Chicago...
2B Jose Altuve went 2-for-4 with a homer and an RBI on Tuesday against the Chicago White Sox. Altuve has 17 home runs this season and two in his last five games. He is hitting .365 on the season, and he leads the majors with 156 hits.
Mon Aug 7 201702:102B Jose Altuve registered 44th multi-hit game of season after fi...
2B Jose Altuve registered his 44th multi-hit game of the season after finishing 3-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored. His run-scoring single in the fifth inning tied him with Bob Aspromonte for 20th place in franchise history with 385 RBIs.
Fri Aug 4 201705:302B Jose Altuve snapped 0-11 skid with 20th three-hit game of sea...
2B Jose Altuve snapped an 0-for-11 skid with his 20th three-hit game of the season. That total leads the majors. The last major leaguer to record 20 three-hit games in his team's first 108 games was Adrian Gonzalez in 2011. Altuve has more multi-hit games in his career (342) than hitless games (225).
Tue Aug 1 201705:442B Jose Altuve singled in first two at-bats Monday night against...
2B Jose Altuve singled in his first two at-bats Monday night against the Rays and closed the month with a hit in 21 of 23 games, with 16 multi-hit games. Altuve batted .485 (48-for-99) with 21 RBIs, 22 runs, 10 doubles, and four home runs plus a 1.251 OPS in July. His average is a franchise best for any month.
Sat Jul 29 201704:192B Jose Altuve drawing MVP talk for fine season for Houston
2B Jose Altuve is drawing MVP talk for his fine season for Houston. Friday night he had a hand in three of the four innings in which the Astros scored during a 6-5 win over Detroit. He tripled and scored in the first, doubled to set up a run in the third and singled and scored on Josh Reddick's game-winning three-run home run in the eighth. "Altuve just continues to be Jose Altuve," manager A.J. Hinch said. "There's no other way to describe him other than he's in the elite category across the board. They pitch him away, he hits the ball off the right center field wall. They pitch him in he hits the ball down the line. He continues the inning to set up Reddick with the two singles. He's usually always in the middle of something that we're doing right."
Thu Jul 27 201703:272B Jose Altuve extended career-best hitting streak to 18 games w...
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.
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