Houston Astros 2nd baseman Jose Altuve recorded the franchise’s first cycle since 2013 on Monday evening in a blowout victory towards the Boston Crimson Sox (field ranking).
Altuve doubled within the 3rd inning, singled within the 5th, tripled within the 6th, and nearest homered within the 8th to finish the feat. Altuve drove in 4 runs, tying him with Yordan Alvarez for essentially the most amongst Astros gamers.
Right here’s the house run in its complete movement image glory:
Altuve, 33, entered Monday hitting .314/.409/.500 (149 OPS+) with 9 house runs, 30 RBI, and 13 stolen bases (on 15 makes an attempt) in 61 video games. In fact, he ignored the onset of the season improving from a fractured thumb that he suffered all the way through spring’s Global Baseball Vintage.
The endmost Astro to crash for the cycle was once Brandon Barnes on July 19, 2013. Barnes completed the feat towards the Seattle Mariners. General, this represents the 9th cycle in franchise historical past. Right here’s a listing of the others, according to MLB.com’s Brian McTaggart:
- César Cedeño: Aug. 2, 1972
- César Cedeño, Aug. 9, 1976
- Bob Watson, June 24, 1977
- Andújar Cedeño, Aug. 25, 1992
- Jeff Bagwell, July 18, 2001
- Craig Biggio, April 8, 2002
- Luke Scott, July 28, 2006
- Brandon Barnes, July 19, 2013
- Jose Altuve, Aug. 28, 2023
Alternative gamers who’ve crash for the cycle this season come with Luis Arraez (Miami Marlins), Cedric Mullins (Baltimore Orioles), J.T. Realmuto (Philadelphia Phillies), and Elly De L. a. Cruz (Cincinnati Reds).
