JOSE ALTUVE NEWS

Laureano hits 2 HRs, then winning sac fly as A's beat Astros

Ramón Laureano hit two home runs, then lofted a game-ending sacrifice fly in the ninth inning to send the Oakland Athletics over Houston 6-5, ending the Astros’ six-game winning st...

MAY 19, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Reaches base four times Altuve went 1-for-2 with a run scored and three walks in Saturday's win over the Rangers.

Impact Altuve extended his hitting streak to 10 games, and he has reached base at least twice in seven of those contests. The star second baseman endured a slow start to the campaign but has turned things around of late and is hitting .381 with a .458 on-base percentage in that aforementioned stretch.

MAY 16, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Day off Friday Altuve is not in the lineup Friday against the Rangers, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Impact The 31-year-old has started all 17 games since returning from the injured list in late April, and he'll take a seat Friday while in the midst of a nine-game hit streak. Robel Garcia will receive the spot start at the keystone in Altuve's absence.

MAY 14, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Struggling Rangers look to break 3-game losing streak against Astros

Texas will try to break its three-game losing streak when the Rangers take on Houston

MAY 14, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Slams leadoff homer Altuve went 1-for-5 with a leadoff home run in the Astros' 9-1 win Wednesday over the Angels.

Impact Altuve cranked the first pitch of the game from Andrew Heaney off the foul post for his fourth home run. He has a current eight-game hitting streak after a rough stretch in the final week of April. The 31-year old has three home runs, five RBI and six runs during his streak. He is slashing .286/.325/.438 in 123 plate appearances.

MAY 13, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Shohei Ohtani humiliates Jose Altuve with filthy slider (Video) Shohei Ohtani showed no remorse towards Jose Altuve on such a dirty strikeout. Ohtani is on a roll on the mound, lowering his ERA to. 2.28 (...

MAY 12, 2021 • FANSIDED.COM

Snaps out of funk Altuve went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Sunday's 7-4 win over the Blue Jays.

Impact Altuve smashed his third home run of the season in the fourth inning, the second blast in the last four games for the second baseman. He's hit safely in five consecutive games, going 9-for-22 during that run and reversing a 2-for-29 slide that left him batting .247.

MAY 10, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Tucker has 4 RBIs to lead Astros over Blue Jays 7-4

Kyle Tucker hit a three-run homer and tied a career high with four RBIs as the Houston Astros built a big lead early and held on for a 7-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday

MAY 9, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Houston Astros: Jose Altuve haters will boo all season The Houston Astros will leave New York City after losing the series to the Yankees. While they were able to beat old teammate Gerrit Cole in...

MAY 7, 2021 • CALLTOTHEPEN.COM

Tallies second homer Altuve went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run in Thursday's win against the Yankees.

Impact Altuve entered the game having gone just 3-for-32 across eight games since his last multi-hit effort. He turned that around Thursday, when he smacked a clutch three-run homer in the eighth inning to give the Astros a 5-3 lead. It was his second long ball of the season, and he has also tallied 14 runs and 12 RBI while hitting .256/.295/.372 across 95 plate appearances.

MAY 7, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Opinion: Jose Altuve celebrates his birthday by getting revenge on taunting Yankees fans After spending three days listening to Yankees fans viciously boo and curse his name, Jose Altuve got the last laugh as the Astros avoided a...

MAY 6, 2021 • USATODAY.COM

Smith: A reminder of what Jose Altuve still means for Astros  Amid the boos, he led the Astros with a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning.

MAY 6, 2021 • HOUSTONCHRONICLE.COM

Astros avoid sweep vs. Yankees as Jose Altuve homers off Chad Green to spark victory NEW YORK — For three days, the crowds at Yankee Stadium wore Jose Altuve out. They chanted obscenities at him, chanted and booed every time...

MAY 6, 2021 • SACBEE.COM

Astros avoid sweep as Jose Altuve homers off Chad Green to spark Houston past Yankees For three days, the crowds at Yankee Stadium wore Jose Altuve out.

MAY 6, 2021 • MCALL.COM

Jose Altuve responds to Yankees fans' 'F— Altuve' chants with monster, go-ahead home run Yankees fans haven't been too nice to Altuve and he silenced them in a big way Thursday.

MAY 6, 2021 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Snaps hitless run Altuve went 1-for-4 with a single in Wednesday's 6-3 loss to the Yankees.

Impact Altuve's leadoff single in the first inning snapped a hitless streak of 10 at-bats, but the second baseman had been scuffling prior to that stretch. He has just two hits over his last 29 at-bats, which has dropped his season average to .247.

MAY 6, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

The Best Chants From an Electric Yankees–Astros Game Yankees fans really rose to the occasion.

MAY 5, 2021 • SI.COM

'Chea-ter, Chea-ter!': 5 takeaways from Yankees' victory over Jose Altuve and Astros Here's what we learned from the Yankees' emotional victory over Jose Altuve and the Houston Astros at Yankee Stadium.

MAY 5, 2021 • NORTHJERSEY.COM

Yankees fans vocalize their disdain for Jose Altuve, Astros during 7-3 win: 'It was intense' "This series was kind of circled by a lot of people for a while now," and Yankees fans made their pent-up feelings known.

MAY 5, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Salty fans, hot Yankees greet Astros in return to Bronx

Boos and bad words streamed loudly from the seats in the Houston Astros’ return to Yankee Stadium, and New York got a homer and four hits from Giancarlo Stanton to sate those spite...

MAY 5, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Jose Altuve takes BP at Yankee Stadium, hears it from the crowd as Houston arrives in the Bronx Jose Altuve hears it from the Yankee Stadium crowd as Astros arrive for start of three-game series

MAY 4, 2021 • NORTHJERSEY.COM

Urquidy pitches 7 scoreless innings, Astros beat Rays 3-1

Jose Urquidy scattered four hits over seven shutout innings and the Houston Astros made an early lead stand up, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1

MAY 1, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Castro's walk helps Astros rally in 8th to beat M's 7-5

Pinch-hitter Jason Castro drew a bases-loaded walk to put Houston in front during a four-run eighth inning, and the Astros rallied to beat the Seattle Mariners 7-5

APRIL 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Gonzales, Mariners to take on Javier, Astros

The Mariners will start Marco Gonzales on Tuesday while the Astros are expected to counter with Cristian Javier

APRIL 27, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Altuve helps Astros beat Mariners 5-2 after COVID-19 bout HOUSTON (AP) — Jose Altuve had three hits and two RBIs in his return after testing positive for COVID-19, leading the Houston Astros to a 5-...

APRIL 27, 2021 • ROANOKE.COM