Altuve struck the 2,315th hit of his major-league career Wednesday, surpassing Jeff Bagwell for second-most in Astros history. Only Craig Biggio, with 3,060, has totaled more hits

Jose Altuve had two singles to pass Jeff Bagwell for second on Houston's career hit list, Shay Whitcomb hit his first major league home run and the Astros beat the Colorado Rockies 5-3 in Denver on Wednesday night.

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Yordan Alvarez said he felt pain in his right hand after taking 'some swings' against live pitching in Florida and has been shut down.

The Houston Astros offense cruised through June despite the absence of slugger Yordan Alvarez. Houston's offense will now look to stay hot sans Alvarez through much of July, and possibly into October.

The Houston Astros placed infielder Luis Guillorme on the 10-day injured list with a strained right hamstring on Wednesday, the latest position player sidelined for the AL West leaders. The eight-year veteran Guillorme appeared in 12 games for the Astros,

D ENVER - The Houston Astros placed infielder Luis Guillorme on the 10-day injured list with a right hamstring strain before their game Wednesday against the Colorado Rockies, the team announced. Infielder Zack Short was called up from Triple-A Sugar Land to replace Guillorme on the active roster.