Altuve went 3-for-5 with a double and two runs scored Saturday against the Orioles.
Altuve entered the start of Houston's weekend series against Baltimore having just three hits across his last 28 at-bats and eight starts. He's turned his performance around in three games since, going 5-for-14 with three runs scored and two doubles. Though there are signs of Altuve's skills slipping in his age-35 campaign, he has still maintained a .343 wOBA and 121 wRC+ across 539 plate appearances.
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Astros' Jose Altuve: Homers again Sunday
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Altuve went 2-for-3 with a home run and three total runs scored in Sunday's 7-1 win over the Yankees.
Altuve got the scoring started in the first inning with a homer off Max Fried, his 21st of the season and 250th of his major-league career. Altuve has been on a tear of late -- he's hit safely in eight straight games while going 9-for-20 (.450) with three home runs in his last five contests. Overall, the 35-year-old Altuve is slashing .287/.350/.476 with 63 RBI, 66 runs scored and eight stolen bases across 489 plate appearances this year.
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Astros' Jose Altuve: Fills stat sheet in win
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Altuve went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, a walk, two runs scored and a stolen base in Friday's 5-3 extra-inning win over the Yankees.
Altuve got the Astros on the board with a two-run blast in the first inning, marking his seventh career 20-homer season. The veteran has hit safely in eight of his past nine games, going deep three times with eight RBI, seven runs scored and two stolen bases during that stretch. For the season, he's slashing .282/.344/.468 with 20 homers, 61 RBI, 63 runs scored and eight steals across 480 plate appearances.
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Astros' Jose Altuve: Goes deep in win
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Altuve went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and a walk in Tuesday's win over Miami.
Altuve ripped a two-run jack in the first inning for his 19th of the year. He later drew a walk and knocked a single in his first multi-hit performance since July 30. Altuve had just one home run in his previous 17 games entering Tuesday's contest. He's now slashing .281/.343/.461 with 37 extra-base hits and 59 RBI through 110 games this season.
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Astros' Jose Altuve: Swipes seventh bag
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Altuve went 1-for-5 with a stolen base and a run scored Monday against the Marlins.
The Astros have shifted their lineup since the acquisition of Jesus Sanchez and Carlos Correa, and Altuve hit third behind Jeremy Pena and Sanchez on Monday. Altuve reached base on a bunt in the fourth inning and swiped second base, his seventh of the year and first since June 12. He's also hit well since the All-Star break, going 17-for-57 with five RBI and nine runs scored across 15 games.
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Astros' Jose Altuve: Four hits, homer in win
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Altuve went 4-for-4 with a three-run homer and two additional runs scored in Wednesday's 9-1 win over the Nationals.
Altuve put the Astros ahead for good in the second inning with a two-out blast off MacKenzie Gore, his 18th homer of the year. The 35-year-old Altuve had quite a month at the plate, batting .363 with five homers and a 1.055 OPS across 24 games in July. Overall, he's slashing .284/.345/.465 with 57 RBI, 59 runs scored and six stolen bases across 447 plate appearances this year.
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Astros' Jose Altuve: Receiving rare day off
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Altuve is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game in Arizona.
Altuve had started every game since June 10 but will get a breather in the final game of the Astros' road trip. Houston will roll out Cooper Hummel in left field as it tries to complete a series sweep.
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Astros' Jose Altuve: Logs three hits in loss
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Altuve went 3-for-5 with a double, one walk, one RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's 7-6 extra-innings loss to the Mariners.
The Astros put together a 12-hit attack, but Altuve's double was the only extra-base hit of the bunch. This was his eighth multi-hit effort across 14 games in July for Altuve, and the veteran is batting .381 (21-for-55) with 10 extra-base hits and 17 RBI this month. That hot stretch has him up to a .279/.337/.464 slash line with 17 home runs, 53 RBI, 52 runs scored, 15 doubles, one triple and six stolen bases through 95 contests this season. Altuve continues to pick up time in left field while Brice Matthews gets a look at second base during his first major-league stint, though Matthews has gone just 1-for-12 over his first four games.
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Astros' Jose Altuve: Homers in Saturday's win
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Altuve went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 5-4 extra-innings win over the Rangers.
The first-inning solo shot was Altuve's fifth homer in his last 12 games. In that span, he's added 18 RBI while batting .370 (17-for-46). The 35-year-old has started the last two games in left field while Brice Matthews gets a chance to play second base following his call-up Friday. Altuve has split his time between left field, second base and designated hitter this year. He's now batting .275 with a .799 OPS, 17 homers, 52 RBI, 50 runs scored and six stolen bases over 92 contests.
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Astros' Jose Altuve: Stays hot with four RBI
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Altuve went 2-for-3 with four RBI, a double, a walk and a run scored in Tuesday's 10-6 extra-inning loss to Cleveland.
Altuve has opened July with at least one hit in six of his first eight games, tallying multiple knocks in five of these outings. Although he had a .627 OPS as of May 19, the star second baseman has since returned to the form fantasy managers have grown accustomed to seeing over the years. Over his last 187 plate appearances, Altuve is slashing an outstanding .311/.374/.585 with 12 home runs, seven doubles, 36 RBI and three stolen bases.
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Astros' Jose Altuve: Pops 16th homer
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Altuve went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and an additional RBI in Sunday's 5-1 win versus the Dodgers.
The Houston veteran tallied his team's final run with a 373-foot solo shot off Los Angeles reliever Anthony Banda in the ninth. Altuve, who has played at second base in 11 of his past 13 games, is now riding a five-game hit streak during which he's recorded three multi-hit efforts. Through 371 total plate appearances, the 35-year-old is slashing .272/.332/.457 with 48 runs scored and 46 RBI while going 6-for-12 on steal attempts across 87 games.
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Astros' Jose Altuve: Leads onslaught with two homers
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Altuve went 3-for-3 with two home runs, one double, two walks, five RBI and four runs scored in Friday's 18-1 win over the Dodgers.
Altuve hit a two-run blast in the third inning and then added a three-run homer as the Astros rallied for 10 runs in the sixth. The second baseman has logged three consecutive multi-hit efforts after going just 4-for-37 (.108) over the 11 games before this surge. He's now at a .269/.331/.443 slash line with 15 homers, 44 RBI, 46 runs scored and six stolen bases over 85 contests this season.
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Astros' Jose Altuve: Knocks in two
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Altuve went 2-for-5 with two RBI on Wednesday against the Rockies.
Altuve had gone 10 consecutive starts without recording multiple hits, but he tallied two singles Wednesday. The latter was a two-RBI knock that gave the Astros the lead. Altuve has hit only .180 across his last 17 games, dropping his average to .259 across 352 plate appearances.
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Astros' Jose Altuve: Clubs homer
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Altuve went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run during Sunday's 2-0 win over the Cubs.
Altuve provided the only runs of the game, taking Jameson Taillon yard for a two-run shot in the fifth inning. The long ball was Altuve's 13th of the campaign, which is tied for the 19th-most in the American League. He's 22-for-91 (.240) with four home runs and an 11:16 BB:K over 25 games in June.
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Astros' Jose Altuve: Notches three hits, including homer
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Altuve went 3-for-4 with a three-run home run in an 11-4 win against the Athletics on Wednesday.
Altuve's biggest contribution was a three-run homer in the sixth inning that was part of an explosive seven-run Houston frame. The veteran infielder/outfielder finished with three total hits, reaching that mark in a single game for the first time since he went 4-for-4 against the same A's squad May 27. Altuve does have five two-hit games so far in June, though, and he is batting a strong .310 with three homers, 12 RBI and two stolen bases through 15 games this month.
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Astros' Jose Altuve: Pops homer No. 10
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Altuve went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and three RBI in Friday's 10-3 win over the Twins.
Getting the start at DH and batting third, Altuve ripped a two-run double in the second inning before dropping a solo shot into the Crawford Boxes to lead off the fourth, with both extra-base hits coming off Chris Paddack. Altuve has reeled off four straight multi-hit performances, boosting his slash line on the season to .278/.324/.432 with 10 homers, six steals, 30 RBI and 33 runs in 66 contests.
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Astros' Jose Altuve: Out of Sunday's lineup
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Altuve is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.
Altuve started the previous 25 games but will receive Sunday off after going 0-for-5 in Saturday's contest. Even with that hitless showing, the 35-year-old still has a .328/.347/.552 slash line with five homers in his past 17 games. Shay Whitcomb is manning the keystone Sunday for the Astros.
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Astros' Jose Altuve: Four-hit game Tuesday
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Altuve went 4-for-4 with two home runs, three RBI and three runs scored in Tuesday's 11-1 victory over Athletics.
In what has been a slow start to 2025, Altuve turned in his best game of the season Tuesday. The 35-year-old's first four-hit, multi-home run performance of the year catapulted his OPS from .685 to .738. The Astros star appears to be finding his rhythm at the plate, slashing .305/.354/.525 over his past 15 games.
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Astros' Jose Altuve: Ends power drought
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Altuve went 2-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI in Thursday's 9-2 win over the Mariners.
Altuve hadn't gone yard since April 28 versus the Tigers, a span of 20 games without a long ball. He hit just .173 and slugged just .227 in that span, and he had gone hitless in six of his previous eight contests before Thursday's display of power against the Mariners' bullpen. It's still been a rough season for the 35-year-old, who is now batting .243 with a .666 OPS, six homers, 18 RBI, 21 runs scored, four stolen bases and six doubles across 48 contests. Despite the struggles, he continues a starting role between second base, left field and designated hitter.
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Astros' Jose Altuve: Swipes fourth bag
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Altuve went 2-for-4 with a stolen base Tuesday against the Rays.
Even with this multi-hit performance, Altuve is hitting just .185 across 65 at-bats in May while tallying only three extra-base hits. He also attempted just his second stolen base since April 8, with Tuesday marking his first successful attempt in that span. Overall, Altuve is hitting a disappointing .242 with a .099 ISO across 197 plate appearances on the campaign.
