Altuve will be out of the lineup for Wednesday's series finale against the Giants, Julia Morales of AT&T SportsNet Southwest reports.
The veteran second baseman has struggled through his first 16 games of the season with a .594 OPS and 17 strikeouts in 78 plate appearances, so he'll head to the bench Wednesday to further take advantage of Thursday's scheduled off day. Altuve is starting at the keystone and batting leadoff for the Astros in Tuesday's contest.