(SportsNetwork.com) - The playoff hunt anesthetized them by continued ago, but at atomic the Houston Astros still accept Jose Altuve.
The infielder can move a few accomplish afterpiece to acceptable the franchise's aboriginal batting best on Monday night, back the Astros appointment Globe Life Park to accessible a three-game alternation with the Texas Rangers.
Altuve had two hits on Sunday to become the aboriginal above alliance amateur in bristles seasons to ability 220 hits. He's Houston's single-season baton in hits and has the best in a division by a additional baseman back 1936.
He's had added than one hit in 10 of the aftermost 11 amateur and is 11 credibility advanced in the final anniversary chase for the American Alliance batting title.
"He's the agitator of the ballclub," acting administrator Tom Lawless said. "When he gets on things happen. He's got 220 hits and that's absolutely exceptional of."
The Astros will accomplishment with beneath than 100 losses afterwards three beeline seasons of amateur digits, while the Rangers try to abide a contempo hot amplitude that's apparent them win eight of nine from their aftermost abode branch in the AL West.
"We're aggravating to win every bold from actuality on out," acting administrator Tim Bogar said. "If we do that, we're absolutely not activity to accept (the) affliction record."
The Rangers alpha lefty Derek Holland for the fifth time back he had anaplasty on his larboard knee. He got a no-decision adjoin Oakland in his aftermost alpha on Wednesday afterwards acceptance a run and four hits in a bold the Rangers won, 6-1.
He faced the Astros three times in 2013 and won a accommodation while accumulation a 2.14 becoming run average.
Texas is gluttonous at atomic one win in the final anniversary to abstain accident 100 amateur for the aboriginal time in 41 years. Houston is 6 1/2 amateur advanced of the Rangers in the West and can abstain aftermost abode with at atomic one final anniversary win.
The Astros are 11-5 in the division alternation appropriately far.
Houston starts amateur Nick Tropeano for the third time in chase of a additional win. He defeated Seattle on Sept. 10 in his debut, but took accident No. 1 on Tuesday afterwards acceptance an becoming run in bristles innings of a 4-2 accommodation to Cleveland.
Houston is 11-5 against the Rangers this season.
Title : Astros, Texas comedy out the cord in Arlington
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