Odorizzi solid in 1st win since '19, Astros beat Red Sox 8-3
Jose Altuve and Alex Bregman homered to help Jake Odorizzi pick up his first win since 2019, and the Houston Astros rolled past the Boston Red Sox 8-3JUNE 10, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
JOSE ALTUVE #27 - SECOND BASEMAN - HOUSTON ASTROS
20 HR •
65 RBI •
.295 AVG
20 HR
65 RBI
.295 AVG
Alvarez, Correa lead Astros, end Boston's 5-game win streak
Carlos Correa and Yordan Alvarez homered to back Framber Valdez, and the Houston Astros ended Boston’s five-game winning streak, beating the Red Sox 7-1JUNE 9, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Altuve leadoff HR, Garcia wins 5th in row, Astros top Jays Jose Altuve led off the game with a home run, rookie Luis Garcia earned his fifth straight win and the Houston Astros beat Toronto 6-3, fini...
JUNE 6, 2021 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Altuve leadoff HR, Garcia wins 5th in row, Astros top Jays Jose Altuve led off the game with a home run, rookie Luis Garcia earned his fifth straight win and the Houston Astros beat Toronto 6-3, fini...
JUNE 6, 2021 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
Altuve leadoff HR, Garcia wins 5th in row, Astros top Jays
Jose Altuve led off the game with a home run, rookie Luis Garcia earned his fifth straight win and the Houston Astros beat Toronto 6-3, finishing the Blue Jays’ first homestand of...JUNE 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Launches ninth homer Altuve went 1-for-6 with a solo home run in Sunday's 6-3 win over Toronto.
Impact 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.
JUNE 6, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Swipes bag in loss Altuve went 2-for-4 with a stolen base in Saturday's 6-2 loss to the Blue Jays.
Impact 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.
JUNE 6, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Guerrero hits 18th homer as Blue Jays beat Astros 6-2
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Joe Panik homered, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Houston Astros 6-2JUNE 5, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Scores, walks twice in win Altuve went 0-for-2 with two walks and a run scored in Wednesday's 2-1 win over the Red Sox.
Impact 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.
JUNE 3, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Valdez pitches 7 strong innings, Astros beat Red Sox 2-1
Framber Valdez pitched seven strong innings and Kyle Tucker had two hits as the Houston Astros handed Nick Pivetta his first loss of the season in a 2-1 win over the Boston Red SoxJUNE 3, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Homers, reaches base four times Altuve went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and three walks in Tuesday's 5-1 win over Boston.
Impact 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.
JUNE 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Astros host the Red Sox after Garcia's strong showing
Houston looks to follow up a dominant performance by Tuesday starter GarciaJUNE 2, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Garcia throws 7 solid innings, Astros beat Red Sox 5-1
Luis Garcia threw a career-high seven innings, Jose Altuve homered and the Houston Astros beat the Boston Red Sox 5-1 for their third straight victoryJUNE 2, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Richards, Red Sox to face Garcia, Astros
The Astros are expected to send Luis Garcia to the mound Tuesday and the Red Sox plan to give Garrett Richards the startJUNE 1, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tucker, Astros down former bench coach Cora, Red Sox 11-2
Kyle Tucker had a season-best three hits and tied a career high with four RBIs as the Houston Astros beat former bench coach Alex Cora and the Boston Red Sox 11-2MAY 31, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Productive at plate Altuve went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run, a walk and three runs scored in Monday's 11-2 win over Boston.
Impact The second baseman extended Houston's lead to 4-0 with a two-run blast off Boston starter Eduardo Rodriguez in the third inning. Altuve also scored in the fifth and sixth innings on singles by Kyle Tucker and Alex Bregman. Altuve has racked up seven home runs, 23 RBI, 35 runs scored and a stolen base while slashing .303/.359/.455 through 198 plate appearances, mainly as a leadoff hitter.
MAY 31, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Jose Altuve just hit the weakest home run of the season (Video) Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve hit one of the shortest home runs possible against the Red Sox at Minute Maid Park. When it comes...
MAY 31, 2021 • FANSIDED.COM
Greinke throws 8 solid innings, Astros beat Padres 7-4
Zack Greinke pitched eight effective innings, Kyle Tucker homered and the Houston Astros beat Blake Snell and the San Diego Padres 7-4MAY 30, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Padres score 7 in 11th, beat Astros 10-3; SD now 7-0 vs AL
Fernando Tatis Jr. and Tommy Pham both homered, then helped out with an RBI each in a seven-run 11th inning that sent the San Diego Padres over the Houston Astros 10-3MAY 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Blasts leadoff homer Altuve went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, two total RBI and two total runs in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Dodgers.
Impact Altuve got Houston off to a quick start, smashing a 401-foot long ball to left field off Trevor Bauer to lead off the bottom half of the first inning. In the seventh frame, he added another RBI on an infield single and subsequently came around to score on Aledmys Diaz's home run. Altuve has bounced back with a .311/.360/460 slash line in 2021 after hitting only .219 last season. With six homers and 21 RBI, he has already surpassed his totals over 48 games in 2020.
MAY 27, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Astros slug 3 homers to end skid with 5-2 win over Dodgers
Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa and Aledmys Díaz homered, and the Houston Astros stopped a four-game slide by topping Trevor Bauer and the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2MAY 27, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
García beats Astros in 10th again, Rangers sweep in 3-2 win
Adolis García’s infield single scored automatic runner Nick Solak in the 10th inning, giving the Texas Rangers a 3-2 victory over the Houston Astros and a sweep of their Texas riva...MAY 23, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Extends hit streak Altuve went 1-for-6 with an RBI in Friday's 7-5 extra-inning loss to the Rangers.
Impact Altuve's eighth-inning single plated the game-tying run and extended his hitting streak to 15 games. The second baseman and leadoff hitter is 25-for-66 (.379) with four home runs, 10 RBI and 13 runs scored during the hit streak. His sub-par 2020 season appears to have been a minor blip, as Altuve is slashing .308/.363/.455 in 34 games.
MAY 22, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
García's homer in 10th gives Rangers 7-5 win over Astros
Adolis García hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the 10th inning, giving the Texas Rangers a 7-5 victory over Houston after Astros rookie Tyler Ivey had been spared a loss in h...MAY 22, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Smacks fifth homer Altuve went 2-for-6 with a solo home run Wednesday against the Athletics.
Impact Altuve got the Astros off to a quick start by smacking a home run as the first batter of the contest. It was his fifth home run of the season, four of which have come in his last 12 games. He has a hit in every game in that same span, highlighted by nine multi-hit contests, nine RBI and 10 runs scored. For the season, Altuve is now hitting .308/.362/.466 across 32 games.
MAY 20, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
