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They were shut out on Friday and Saturday and had scored just two runs heading to the ninth inning Sunday. The Astros were staring a four-game losing streak heading into an All-Star break in which none of their four elected players, including Altuve, chose to play in Tuesday's All-Star Game. It was an unsubstantiated but juicy storyline that carried into this weekend for the Yankees' first trip to Houston since Altuve ended their 2019 season. Yankees slugger Aaron Judge even trolled Altuve by tugging at his jersey while rounding the bases following his homer Saturday night. Jose Altuve #27 of the Houston Astros rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run in the 10th inning of Game 2 of the 2017 World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on October 25, 2017 in Los Angeles.
In the eighth inning of a series-deciding game, Altuve hit a solo homer off Emilio Pagán, putting the Astros up 6-1. In the top of the fourth, Altuve hit a solo shot off Kendall Wright, putting the Astros up 2-0, although they would go on to drop the game to the Braves, 3-2. In a game where the Atros’ offense struggled mightily, Altuve still showed up. In the top of the first, Altuve tagged former Astro Charlie Morton for a solo homer that put the Astros on the board early, but the team eventually lost the game 10-3.
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Baseball-Reference Bullpen 100,000+ pages of baseball information, How to Contribute, ... "Everybody thought we were going to lose this game, except for us," he told reporter Julia Morales of AT&T SportsNet. The emotions from Altuve were taken to another level when he was informed minutes after the game ended that his father had been taken to a Houston hospital.
When Altuve rounded third and headed for home, he became lost in a sea of his teammates -- only to emerge without a shirt and a huge smile on his face. Altuve said after the 2019 walk-off to eliminate the Yankees that his wife didn't want to see him shirtless on the field. HOUSTON -- There was no way Astros second baseman Jose Altuve was escaping the field at Minute Maid Park on Sunday afternoon without having his jersey ripped off by his teammates. The Astros went on to win in 10 innings on a walk-off single by Alex Bregman, and they would clinch the franchise's first World Series a few days later in Los Angeles. Jose Altuve #27 of the Houston Astros hits a home run against the Boston Red Sox in the eighth inning of Game Four of the American League Championship Series at Fenway Park on October 19, 2021 in Boston, Massachusetts. Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve (#27) celebrates a home run in game 7 of the ALCS against the New York Yankees at Minute Maid Park in Houston.
2019 ALCS Game 3 vs. Yankees (No.
As the teams head to Atlanta with the World Series tied at 1, Altuve’s 22nd postseason home run tied him for second all time with Bernie Williams, ranking behind only Manny Ramirez . Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve comes back out of the dugout to celebrate his third solo home run of the game during the seventh inning of Game 1 of the ALDS at Minute Maid Park on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, in Houston. Altuve hit home runs in the first, fifth and seventh innings to become just the 10th player to hit three post season home runs in one game.
Altuve appeared in his 1,500th career game on July 3, 2022, in a contest versus the Los Angeles Angels, going 3-for-5. On May 1, 2012, Altuve faced New York Mets reliever Jon Rauch, the tallest player in major league history at 6 feet 11 inches (2.11 m). The 18-inch height difference is believed to be the biggest between pitcher and batter with the exception of a 1951 publicity stunt in which a 3-foot-7-inch (1.09 m) Eddie Gaedel had one plate appearance for the St. Louis Browns. Altuve was the Astros' representative at the All-Star Game, played at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. With Houston leading the Yankees by one in Game 7 of the ALCS, Altuve helped spark a three-run fifth inning with a solo shot. The Astros held on to win 4-0 to advance to the World Series for the second time in franchise history.
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In 77 total plate appearances during the 2021 playoffs, Altuve tied the record held by Carlos Beltran for most runs scored in one postseason with 21 runs. In Game 1 of the ALDS against the Boston Red Sox, Altuve hit three home runs in a single game for the first time of his career while becoming the tenth player to hit three home runs in a single postseason game. The Astros faced the New York Yankees in the American League Championship Series .
The Astros advanced to the World Series and defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in six games to give Altuve his second World Series title. With the Astros finishing the year , the team clinched the AL West again, sweeping the Cleveland Indians in 3 games before eventually falling to the Red Sox in the ALCS. On October 19, 2018, Altuve officially underwent surgery to repair a patella avulsion fracture in his right knee. On November 8, Altuve was awarded his fifth career Silver Slugger Award and his fifth consecutive award. Having won his fifth award at second base, it tied him with Robinson Canó for most awards for an American League second baseman and second most all-time behind Ryne Sandberg. Altuve reached 1,000 games played in his career on April 17, 2018, versus the Seattle Mariners.
2021 ALCS Game 1 vs. Red Sox (No.
The next day, he continued with a lead-off home run against Texas; Altuve is the first player in major league history to have hit a walk-off grand slam and then hit a lead-off home run in the following game. On June 23, Altuve hit his 150th career home run, doing so off Thomas Eshelman of the Baltimore Orioles. On July 2, 2019, Altuve doubled in the top of the seventh for his third of four hits in a 9–8 victory over the Colorado Rockies. His 142nd career three-hit game, Altuve passed Jeff Bagwell for second-most in Astros history, behind Craig Biggio .
In the bottom of the first, Altuve cranked a solo homer off Jesus Luzardo that tied the game at 1. Manfred said disciplining individual players was “difficult and impractical” because virtually the whole team was involved or had knowledge of the scheme and many players now play for other clubs. “Approximately two months into the 2017 season, a group of players, including Carlos Beltran, discussed that the team could improve on decoding opposing teams’ signs and communicating the signs to the batter,” the commissioner wrote. On September 17, 2021, Altuve hit a home run off Madison Bumgarner of the Arizona Diamondbacks at Minute Maid Park to collect his 849th career hit in the stadium, which tied him with Lance Berkman for most hits by an Astro in the venue. Jose Altuve #27 of the Houston Astros celebrates after hitting a solo home run against David Robertson #30 of the New York Yankees during the eighth inning in Game Six of the American League Championship Series at Minute Maid Park on October 20, 2017 in Houston.
Altuve seems to love late-inning exclamation points, but this was among the sweetest, since it came as part of a barrage of runs after the Astros’ hitting was questioned by White Sox pitching staff. The Astros and Altuve developed an odd pattern in 2020, since this was another early 1-0 lead that ended with an Astros loss, as the Rays took the game 5-2. Another from the top of the first, Altuve hit a solo shot off Blake Snell, giving the Astros an early 1-0 lead. But the low-scoring game eventually ended in a 2-1 loss to the eventual World Series contending Rays.
In the top of the 10th, with no outs and the game tied at 3, Altuve gave the Astros the lead with a line drive, solo home run off Josh Fields. This home run boosted the Astros’ chances of winning by 34%, more than any other of Altuve’s non-walk-off postseason homers. Correa tacked on another with a back-to-back home run, before giving up the lead in the bottom of the inning.
The Astros had a better result against the Rays in Game 5 of the 2019 ALDS, jumping out to a 4-0 lead in the first on their way to a series-clinching 6-1 victory. Altuve followed up a solo home run from Michael Brantley with one of his own in the bottom of the eighth, stretching Houston's lead to five. The 2020 ALCS wasn't a good one for the Astros in terms of capitalizing off Altuve home runs, as they dropped two out of the three games he went yard in. Houston was defeated 5-2 in Game 3, despite another first-inning smash from Altuve. Game 3 of the 2020 ALDS featured another first-inning solo blast from Altuve that didn't result in an Astros win, as the Oakland Athletics rallied late to pull out a 9-7 victory. Keep reading for a look at where each of Altuve's postseason home runs stack up.
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