26-year old righty swinging 2B Jose Altuve of the Houston Astros is on fire with the bat! Since the All-Star break, Altuve has played in 28 games in which he is 48 of 112 (.429 avg, 1.145 OPS) with 19 runs scored, 5 homers, 22 RBIs and 3 stolen bases. He has really killed the ball on the road so far this year. Altuve has played in 57 games on the road so far this year and he is 95 of 224 (.424 avg, 1.124 OPS) with 45 runs scored, 8 homers, 37 RBIs and 15 stolen bases. He has played in 117 games overall this year for the Astros and he is 167 of 461 (.362 avg, 1.000 OPS) with 86 runs scored, 19 homers, 73 RBIs and 26 stolen bases. He also has 32 doubles and 4 triples so far this year. He has walked as many times (50) as he has whiffed (50) so far this year, so he also has a great eye at the plate. He is leading the American League with his .427 OBP. He also leads the Major Leagues in both hits (167) and batting average (.362). If the Astros are going to make the playoffs, they are going to need some other guys to start hitting both in front of and behind Altuve in the lineup! He has the look of the American League MVP!
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