José Altuve continues to demonstrate his power on the diamond with the Houston Astros by hitting a new home run for the second consecutive game against the Baltimore Orioles to change the course of the game and get closer to .300.
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Facing Cade Povich’s pitches, the Maracay native hit it out of the opposite field to partially put his team 2 runs to 1 in the third inning.
The new homer marks Altuve’s 17th of the season, matching his 2023 tally. Currently, Altuve has a .299/.352/.442 slash line in 124 games, with 152 hits in 509 at-bats, 22 doubles, 55 RBIs, 73 runs scored and a .794 OPS.
The “Astro Boy” has maintained a steady production in his last few appearances, which is related to the great moment of his team, which maintains a considerable lead in the American League West Division. It is expected that they can advance to the postseason in first place.
In this way, Altuve hit an unusual home run, since he does not usually hit it from right field. In fact, it was the first opposite-field home run of the season.It was only his 15th of the 226 he has accumulated in his Major League career.
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2024-08-26 10:48:10
