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On the night of this September 5th, the Houston Astros They played the second game of a four game series against the Texas Rangers and they got the victory 13 runs for 6 thanks to the incredible offense of Jose Altuve. The Venezuelan dispatched 3 home runs in the first three innings of the game, with that the sidereal player wrote his name in golden letters in the history of the Big leagues.
According to journalist sarah langsthe native became the third player in the history of the Big Top to dispatch three home runs in the first three episodes of a match, equaling what was achieved by Manny Machado in the 2016 season and Carl Reynolds in the year 1930.
With this, the native of Maracay continues his good moment with the wood and in two games he connected a total of 5 full-turn hits to reach the mark of 15 home runs in the season.
This series against Texas Rangers is very important for the Houston Astros, because the team Arlington is only two games away from reaching them for the leadership of the American League West Division. In recent games, José Altuve has been in charge of carrying the offense of the sidereals, hitting for an average of .636, 5 HR, 5 RBI, 2,000 SLG and 2,636 OPS.
With these three home runs, “Astroboy” he also became the 12th Venezuelan to hit three home runs in one game. He wrote his name next to Carlos González, Miguel Cabrera, Pablo Sandoval, among others.
The team that brings life to the city of Houston needs the Venezuelan to maintain this good offensive momentum for the remainder of the season to be able to dispute the leadership of the division and not have to go to the Playoffs via the wild card, which is mandatory. to play a win or die series.
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