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Altuve homers twice as Astros sweep Angels
- Updated: July 24, 2016
HOUSTON — The Astros rolled to another sweep of the Angels on Sunday afternoon behind the little man making a big run for the American League Most Valuable Player award.
All-Star second baseman Jose Altuve clubbed a three-run homer in the first inning and a two-run homer in the second inning off Angels starter Tim Lincecum en route to a career-high six RBIs to lead the Astros to their 11th consecutive win, 13-3, — and third sweep in a row — at Minute Maid Park.
Altuve (3-for-5), who stretched his single-season career-high home run total to 17, helped chase Lincecum (2-4) after only 1 1/3 innings. Luis Valbuena, Preston Tucker and Evan Gattis also homered for the Astros, while Carlos Correa had three hits.
Astros starter Mike Fiers (7-6) rebounded from a disastrous start in Oakland last weekend by holding the Angels to three runs in seven innings. By going 37-16 since May, the Astros (54-44) improved to 10 games over .500 after being 10 under in April.
MOMENTS THAT MATTEREDHonoring “The Kid”: Altuve wore white spikes in tribute to Ken Griffey Jr., who was inducted into the Hall of Fame Sunday, but his spikes weren’t the only way Altuve honored Junior. The second baseman knocked his career-high 16th and 17th homers of the season in consecutive innings, propelling the Astros to an early 8-0 lead after two frames. It was Altuve’s second multi-homer game of the season and a fitting way to pay respect to one of the most prolific home run hitters in …
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