Jose Altuve socks three-run homer in Astros' victory
Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run in Sunday's 5-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels.
Altuve's blast in the fourth inning off of Matt Shoemaker erased a 2-0 deficit and put the Astros up for good. He added a single on the day. The four-time All-Star now has five home runs on the year.
Altuve pushed his batting average back over .300 as he is hitting .304/.377/.478 in 130 plate appearances this season.
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