Jose Altuve comes up big in every possible way

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Second baseman Jose Altuve has been an MVP-caliber performer for the Houston Astros in 2016.

Altuve had his second career multihomer game and a career-high six RBIs in the Astros win over the Angels on Sunday. He’s 20-for-37 during a nine-game hitting streak, raising his batting average from .341 to .360

The Astros had players homer in their first two plate appearances in consecutive games for the first time in team history. Evan Gattis did it Saturday.

Altuve has continued to be among the most productive players in the American League in the past two-plus seasons.

The hits keep coming

Altuve has a major-league high 139 hits this season and is well on his way to a third straight …

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