27 Jose Altuve 2B

Altuve went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, two RBI and an additional run scored in Wednesday's 5-4 loss to Cleveland.

After homering twice Tuesday, Altuve stayed hot delivering another pair of extra-base hits Wednesday, including a solo shot off Eli Morgan in the fourth inning. He's still batting just .220 over his last 10 games, although he has six home runs since July 1. The 31-year-old is slashing .278/.358/.512, leading the team with 23 long balls and 70 runs scored in 394 plate appearances. Altuve remains a significant power threat, though his speed has diminished with just four steals in 2021 thus far.

Altuve went 2-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs and a walk in Tuesday's 9-3 win over Cleveland.

Altuve went deep in each of his first two at-bats. He led off both the bottom half of the first and third inning with a home run against Triston McKenzie but was relatively quiet the rest of the evening. The 31-year-old has gone a bit cold at the dish this month, slashing .220/.270/.492 with five homers, 14 RBI, nine runs scored, a steal and a 4:10 BB:K over 14 games. Tuesday was just his second multi-hit performance over the last 20 games, but also his second multi-homer tally of the year. Overall, Altuve is slashing .275/.356/.500 with 22 homers, 57 RBI, 68 runs scored, four steals and a 44:60 BB:K over 390 plate appearances. Altuve's lack of activity on the basepaths has certainly not helped his value. He consistently stole 30-plus bases from 2012 to 2017, but he hasn't exceeded 17 in a season since and is on track for under 10 for a third straight year.

Altuve went 1-for-5 with a three-run homer in Sunday's 8-7 win over the Yankees.

Altuve was 0-for-4 before hammering a clutch walkoff shot off Chad Green in the ninth inning. The veteran infielder has three homers and 12 RBI in nine games this month. He's slashing .278/.361/.498 with 20 homers and 55 RBI through 368 plate appearances.

Altuve will skip the upcoming All-Star Game due to a leg injury, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

The leg issue hasn't affected Altuve enough to make him miss the games that count in the standings, as he's sat just once in the Astros' last 12 games and is riding a six-game hitting streak. He'll elect to rest for the full four-day break rather than appear in his seventh career All-Star Game, but there's little reason to treat the injury as anything other than a very minor one unless it starts keeping him out of regular-season contests.

Altuve went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run Wednesday against the Athletics.

Altuve took Sean Manaea yard in the third inning to record his 19th home run of the season. The effort extended his hitting streak to six games, during which time he's driven in nine and scored five runs. On the campaign, Altuve has an excellent .286/.370/.508 line with 64 runs scored, 52 RBI and four stolen bases across 351 plate appearances.

Altuve is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against Cleveland, Danielle Lerner of the Houston Chronicle reports.

It's a regular day of rest for Altuve, who has hit .279 with six homers and 17 RBI in his last 17 games. He's also walked more times (16) than he's struck out (11) in that span.

Altuve went 1-for-5 with a stolen base and a run scored in Friday's 6-3 win over Cleveland.

Altuve hit an infield single in the third inning, advanced to second on a groundout and then stole third before coming home on a Carlos Correa double. The steal was just Altuve's fourth in five attempts this year. The second baseman is slashing .286/.374/.505 with 18 home runs, 47 RBI and 61 runs scored across 337 plate appearances.

Altuve went 1-for-3 with two walks and a grand slam in Thursday's 7-2 win over Cleveland.

With Houston trailing 2-1 in the fifth inning, Altuve connected for a grand slam off J.C. Mejia to give the Astros a lead they would not relinquish. It was his second granny of the season.

Altuve is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Tigers, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Altuve will take a seat for the first time since May 14 after he went 2-for-5 with a home run, a walk, two RBI and an additional run in Wednesday's 13-0 trouncing of the Orioles. The Astros are in the midst of a stretch of 20 games in as many days, so manager Dusty Baker is likely just looking to manage Altuve's workload by holding him out Thursday. Robel Garcia will fill in for Altuve at second base, while center fielder Myles Straw serves as Houston's leadoff man.

Altuve went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run, two total runs and a walk in Wednesday's 13-0 rout of the Orioles.

Houston's leadoff hitter found himself in the middle of the action in a big offensive night for the club, slugging a two-run shot in the fourth inning to pad an already-substantial lead. The homer was his 17th of the campaign, tying him for 12th place in the league. Remarkably, 10 of his 23 hits in June have left the yard.

Altuve went 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored in Thursday's 10-2 win over the White Sox.

Altuve busted out the power stick once again, smacking his 16th homer of the year in the sixth inning as a response to the White Sox scoring two in the top half of the inning. The second baseman has homered in three straight contests and belted eight over the last 10 games.

Altuve went 2-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs and a walk in Wednesday's win over the Rangers.

After walking off with a grand slam in Tuesday's win, Altuve came back with a leadoff homer off Jordan Lyles on Wednesday. He went deep again in the eighth inning, giving him three homers over his past two games and nine in 15 contests since May 31. Altuve's power surge has pushed him into the top 20 in MLB with 15 homers on the season, and he is also slashing .294/.363/.511 with 36 RBI, two stolen bases and 48 runs.

Altuve went 2-for-5 with a grand slam home run in Tuesday's 6-3 extra-inning win over Texas.

Altuve muscled up and took Demarcus Evans deep in the bottom of the 10th inning to give Houston a walkoff win. It was the seventh blast in the last 14 contests for the second baseman.

Altuve went 1-for-4 with a solo home run, a walk and an additional run in Friday's 6-4 victory over Minnesota.

The second baseman drilled a solo shot to left field in the fifth inning, giving him three straight games with a long ball. Altuve has homered five times overall through 10 games this month -- in fact, half of his 10 hits in June have left the park. After going deep only five times in 210 plate appearances during the shortened 2020 campaign, Altuve has swatted 12 homers through 247 plate appearances this season.

Altuve went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Thursday's 12-8 loss to Boston.

Three of the second baseman's last four hits have ended up beyond the fence. Altuve is up to 11 homers, 29 RBI, 41 runs scored and two stolen bases through 51 games. He's added a .296/.364/.479 slash line. With four long balls in his last 10 games, the 31-year-old has found a groove.

Altuve went 1-for-6 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 8-3 win over Boston.

The second baseman has shown some pop recently with four round trippers in his last nine games. For the season, Altuve has 10 homers, 28 RBI, 40 runs scored and two stolen bases while slashing .293/.363/.466 in 50 contests. He's already doubled his homer total (five) from 48 games last season.

Altuve went 1-for-6 with a solo home run in Sunday's 6-3 win over Toronto.

The second baseman led off the game with a solo shot off Toronto starter Steven Matz. Altuve was quiet after that, but Houston was able to rack up 12 hits and seven walks as a team in the win. The 31-year-old has a .302/.367/.467 slash line with nine homers, 27 RBI, 39 runs scored and two stolen bases through 226 plate appearances.

Altuve went 2-for-4 with a stolen base in Saturday's 6-2 loss to the Blue Jays.

Altuve continues to thrive in the leadoff spot, slashing .306/.373/.461 when batting atop the order in 2021. He's getting on base like an elite leadoff hitter; however, Altuve is not providing steals like a traditional leadoff batter. Saturday's theft was just his second of the season and first in 35 games.

Altuve went 0-for-2 with two walks and a run scored in Wednesday's 2-1 win over the Red Sox.

The 31-year-old scored one of the game's three runs on a Yuli Gurriel sacrifice fly in the first inning. Altuve was the only Astros player to draw a walk during the contest, and he did so twice. In 207 plate appearances, he is slashing .302/.372/.467 with eight home runs, 37 runs and 24 RBI, and his current 10.3 BB% is the highest of his career.

Altuve went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and three walks in Tuesday's 5-1 win over Boston.

The second baseman led off Houston's half of the first inning with a 435-foot homer to give the Astros a lead they did not relinquish. He also reached base via walk three times, pushing his season OBP to .369. Altuve also has eight home runs and 24 RBI as part of a bounceback campaign during which he has posted a .841 OPS -- over 200 points better than his 2020 mark.