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Jose Altuve Leads Astros to Victory over Rockies
- Jose Altuve led the Houston Astros to a 5-3 win over the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on Wednesday night.
- In the sixth inning, Altuve delivered a pivotal two-RBI single that put the Astros ahead and allowed him to surpass Jeff Bagwell on the franchise’s all-time hits leaderboard.
- The Astros rallied after a tough sixth inning against reliever Jake Bird, while the Rockies struggled with only one hit in eight opportunities with runners in scoring position.
- Altuve went 2 for 5, recording his 2,315th career hit to move into second place behind Craig Biggio who has 3,060 hits, and Astros pitchers Hunter Brown and Bennett Sousa contributed strong performances.
- This victory extended the Astros' streak to 12 consecutive series wins, while the Rockies slipped to a 19-67 record and continued to struggle at home with an 8-34 mark, the poorest performance on their own turf throughout the league.
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Venezuelan José Altue connected a two-run single in the sixth inning to advance to second place on Houston's historic unstoppable list and the Astros beat the Colorado Rockies 5-3 on Wednesday night to win their 12th consecutive series.
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Altuve's go-ahead single helps Astros beat Rockies, moves him into 2nd on team career hits list
Jose Altuve hit a go-ahead two-run single in the sixth inning to move into second place on Houston’s career hits list and the Astros beat the Colorado Rockies 5-3.
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Marietta Daily JournalJose Altuve, Astros pile up hits in victory over Rockies
Jose Altuve had two singles to pass Jeff Bagwell for second on Houston's career hit list, Shay Whitcomb hit his first major league home run and the Astros beat the Colorado Rockies 5-3 in Denver on Wednesday night.
Jose Altuve passes Jeff Bagwell on Houston’s all-time hit list as Astros beat Rockies
Jose Altuve laid down a crafty bunt in the opening inning that helped the Astros take an early lead, and then delivered a two-out, two-RBI single later in the game that passed Jeff Bagwell on the club's all-time hits list and ended up being the difference in the game.
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