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HOUSTON — Astros second baseman Jose Altuve notably endured a prolonged hitless skid to open the 2022 postseason, going 0-for-25 earlier than lastly breaking via for a double in Recreation 3 of the American League Championship Sequence. He received it going on the plate as Houston marched to its second World Sequence championship, however Altuve didn’t report an RBI for the primary time in seven postseasons.
It took just one at-bat — and one pitch — to get Altuve’s first hit and RBI of the 2023 postseason out of the best way.
Altuve received the Astros began off on the proper foot by hammering the primary pitch he noticed from Twins starter Bailey Ober for a Statcast-projected 377 ft to the practice tracks in left discipline, sending the hometown crowd right into a frenzy throughout Recreation 1 of the American League Division Sequence on Saturday.
His 24 postseason homers path solely Manny Ramirez (29). Altuve’s 104 hits are the fourth most in postseason historical past. Solely Ramirez (117), Bernie Williams (128) and Derek Jeter (200) have extra.
Altuve’s leadoff blast was the third in Astros postseason historical past, becoming a member of George Springer in Recreation 5 of the 2020 ALCS and Craig Biggio in Recreation 7 of the ’04 NLCS.
