Altuve has been the lone constant in Houston's otherwise chaotic start, a stabilizing force still awaiting help from his supporting cast.
HOUSTON — So much started awry aside from the second baseman standing atop the Houston Astros’ lineup. His team is sporting its worst 17-game start since 2016, a byproduct of brutal starting pitching, suspect roster management, squandered scoring chances and a spate of injuries that would cripple any club. Advertisement can’t cure it all, but no player is more conditioned to try. He can calm a city trying to panic and center a clubhouse full of homegrown players fighting a foreign predicament.
Advertisement Altuve collected consecutive three-hit games for the 26th time in his major-league career. His two solo home runs against ace illustrated the extent to which he’s locked in. To start the game, Altuve annihilated an eye-high fastball in an 0-2 count, launching a well-executed pitch 397 feet into the left-field seats.
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