Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve breaks silence on reaching a career milestone, and his pursuit of 3,000 hits.

Michael Shapiro is a sports reporter for Chron, covering the Astros, Rockets, Texans and every team in town. Michael is a Denver native and graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, and a noted fan of pull-up threes, wide-receiver passes and a good hot fudge sundae.

Jose Altuve has passed Hall of Famer Jeff Bagwell for second place on the career hits list for the Houston Astros. With a bunt single in the first inning and a two-run single in the sixth on Wednesday night at Colorado,