<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/shohei-ohtani-jose-altuve-featured-on-angels-astros-same-game-parlay');   ga('set', 'title', 'Shohei Ohtani, Jose Altuve featured on Angels-Astros same-game parlay');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Shohei-Ohtani-Jose-Altuve-featured-on-Angels-Astros-same-game-parlay.jpg"></figure><h1>Shohei Ohtani, Jose Altuve featured on Angels-Astros same-game parlay</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-06-02T12:28:33-07:00">June 2nd, 12:28pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-06-02T12:33:00-07:00">June 2nd, 12:33pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/chris.spiering.3" rel="facebook">Chris Spiering</a>Chris graduated from the University of San Diego with a Communication Studies Degree. He spent his final year as the Sports Editor for the USDVista newspaper. He contributes about the NFL, MLB, and NBA but follows most sports. Chris also covers the San Diego Loyal SC for East Village Times.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Houston Astros host the Los Angeles Angels for an AL West battle! Shohei Ohtani and Jose Altuve are featured in this same-game parlay brought to you by Ben Verlander and FanDuel.</p><p>The Angels are (30-28) on the season which has them 4th in the competitive division. The Astros are only four games ahead at (33-23).</p><p>Ohtani starts tonight for the Halos. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">AL MVP favorite</a> is (5-1) with a 2.91 ERA in 65 innings pitched. He also has 90 strikeouts and a WHIP of 0.95. The right-hander has four straight quality starts and allowed just two runs in his last two starts combined.</p><p><i><b>Here are the <a href="https://bit.ly/FanDuelCPNew" rel="noopener sponsored">same-game parlay odds</a> for Angels-Astros</b></i></p><h2><b>Same-Game Parlay Odds: Angels-Astros Odds</b></h2><ul><li>Angels cover +1.5 Run Line</li><li>Over 7.5 Runs</li><li>Shohei Ohtani 7+ Strikeouts</li><li>Jose Altuve To Record A Hit</li></ul><p><b>Same-Game Parlay Odds: +545 (subject to change)</b></p><p>The strikeout numbers are what really show how elite Ohtani is on the mound. The movement on his pitches makes it very tough for opposing hitters to get any sense of timing down. He finished with 10 strikeouts in the loss to the Miami Marlins in his last start, even though he allowed just one run. Before that, he K’d up nine against the Minnesota Twins.</p><p>The task tonight is for Ohtani to record just seven strikeouts. That will be tough, as this Astros lineup comes to play each and every night. However, in his last start against the Astros, he rung up seven in as many innings.</p><p>The Angels and Astros combined for seven runs last night. With two of the best starters on the mound, hitting the over at 7.5 will not be easy.</p><p>Last but not least, the former WS champion needs to record at least one hit. It may or may not come against Ohtani, however, Altuve has a career .292 batting average with seven hits and two doubles against the former MVP.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Shohei Ohtani, Jose Altuve featured on Angels-Astros same-game parlay

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/astros-news-jose-altuve-injury-return-2023-debut-athletics');   ga('set', 'title', 'Astros star Jose Altuve speeds past injury timeline, set to make 2023 debut vs. Athletics');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Astros-news-Jose-Altuve-speeds-past-injury-timeline-set-to-make-2023-debut-vs.-Athletics.jpg"></figure><h1>Astros star Jose Altuve speeds past injury timeline, set to make 2023 debut vs. Athletics</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-19T09:03:29-07:00">May 19th, 9:03am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-19T09:25:02-07:00">May 19th, 9:25am</time><address><a href="https://joeymistretta.wordpress.com">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a sports writer/editor who covers multiple sports. Notably, Mistretta covers baseball, basketball, and football. He is originally from a small town in Southern California. Mistretta graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism from Biola University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Houston Astros 2B Jose Altuve is <a href="https://twitter.com/astros/status/1659583127264587776" rel="noopener">expected to make</a> his injury return and 2023 debut on Friday versus the Oakland Athletics, per the Astros’ Twitter.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Tonight, Jose Altuve returns. <a href="https://t.co/H95PEmcyD5">pic.twitter.com/H95PEmcyD5</a></p><p>— Houston Astros (@astros) <a href="https://twitter.com/astros/status/1659583127264587776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 19, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“Tonight, Jose Altuve returns.”</p><p>Altuve’s initial injury timeline was fairly unclear, but the Astros previously reported he was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/astros-news-latest-jose-altuve-injury-update-will-get-houston-fans-pumped" rel="noopener">ahead of schedule</a>. Altuve, who suffered a broken thumb during the World Baseball Classic, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/astros-news-jose-altuve-injury-rehab" rel="noopener">dealt with frustration</a> after missing the first month and a half of the 2023 regular season. That said, he worked hard to return and it clearly paid off.</p><p>The Astros, who currently sit in second place in the American League West, are certainly looking forward to getting their star second baseman back in the lineup.</p><p>Jose Altuve, 33, has been one of the most consistent players in the sport over the past decade. He’s a career .307 hitter and eight-time All-Star. Additionally, he’s played a crucial role in leading Houston to a pair of World Series championships (2017, 2022). For the most part, Altuve’s been incredibly durable as well. Altuve has played in at least 140 games or more in eight seasons since 2012.</p><p>Across 141 games in 2022, Jose Altuve slashed .300/.387/.533 with a .921 OPS and 28 home runs. He also stole 18 bases for good measure. His balanced approach makes him a true star in every sense of the word. Houston started slow in 2023, and that was likely a product of Altuve’s absence. His return should help the Astros begin playing with consistency once again.</p><p>Friday’s first pitch between the Astros and Athletics is scheduled for 8:10 PM EST at Minute Maid Park in Houston.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Astros star Jose Altuve speeds past injury timeline, set to make 2023 debut vs. Athletics

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/astros-news-latest-jose-altuve-injury-update-will-get-houston-fans-pumped');   ga('set', 'title', 'Latest Jose Altuve injury update will get Astros fans pumped');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Astros-news-Latest-Jose-Altuve-injury-update-will-get-Houston-fans-pumped.jpeg"></figure><h1>Latest Jose Altuve injury update will get Astros fans pumped</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-12T08:52:58-07:00">May 12th, 8:52am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-12T08:52:58-07:00">May 12th, 8:52am</time><address><a>Colin Gallant</a>Colin Gallant has been writing about sports since covering the local high school teams as a freshman in Ontario, Canada over a decade ago. He has a Masters degree in journalism, a passion for all sports, especially hockey, and a laser focus on winning more fantasy championships. He joined ClutchPoints in 2022.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/astros-three-reasons-houston-will-still-win-al-west-despite-forgettable-start-to-2023-season" rel="noopener">Houston Astros</a> star infielder <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/astros-get-pair-of-positive-jose-altuve-michael-brantley-injury-updates" rel="noopener">Jose Altuve</a> is well ahead of schedule in his recovery from a fractured right thumb, and the 33-year-old is already <a href="https://twitter.com/astros/status/1657022844868468737" rel="noopener">headed on a rehab assignment</a> with Triple A Sugar Land, the team announced on Friday.</p><p>“2B Jose Altuve will begin a rehab assignment with Triple A Sugar Land tonight,” the team’s official Twitter account wrote.</p><p>It’s an encouraging sign for the All-Star, who appears very likely to beat even the most optimistic of timetables in his recovery from late-March surgery to repair the fractured thumb.</p><p>At this point, it’s very realistic to assume that Altuve could join the Astros as soon as next week, and likely worst-case would be in two weeks from now.</p><p>Altuve resumed baseball activities last week, and progressed to the point of being game-ready when he completed a sim game on Tuesday. Although it’s unknown how long the rehab assignment will last, he will probably push to return to the big league club as soon as possible.</p><p>It’s also great news for the Astros as the team has gotten off to a tough start to the 2023 season, currently sitting 19-18 and four games behind the Texas Rangers for the top spot in the AL West.</p><p>Although Mauricio Dubon <a href="https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/05/al-notes-altuve-rodon-twins.html" rel="noopener">has filled in adequately</a> at second base during Altuve’s absence, it’s hard to replace the .300/.387/.533 slash line he put together last season en route to the third top-5 finish in AL MVP award voting of his career, according to MLB Trade Rumors.</p><p>“Houston is certainly hoping their 33-year-old superstar can jog a lineup whose .672 OPS as a team ranks bottom three in the majors,” wrote Nick Deeds of MLB Trade Rumors on Friday.</p><p>Expect Jose Altuve to transform the Astros on both the offensive and defensive side of the ball when he makes his highly-anticipated return to the lineup next week.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Latest Jose Altuve injury update will get Astros fans pumped

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/astros-get-pair-of-positive-jose-altuve-michael-brantley-injury-updates');   ga('set', 'title', 'Astros get pair of positive Jose Altuve, Michael Brantley injury updates');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Astros_news_Houston_gets_pair_of_positive_Jose_Altuve_Michael_Brantley_injury_updates.jpg"></figure><h1>Astros get pair of positive Jose Altuve, Michael Brantley injury updates</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-08T18:04:22-07:00">May 8th, 6:04pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-08T18:04:22-07:00">May 8th, 6:04pm</time><address><a>Anthony Riccobono</a>Anthony Riccobono has been a sports reporter for over a decade. He primarily covers the NFL, MLB and NBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/astros-overreactions-to-2023-season-start" rel="noopener">Houston Astros</a> have some positive updates for a few of their injured hitters. Astros second baseman <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/astros-news-jost-altuve-gets-promising-update-on-thumb-injury-recovery" rel="noopener">Jose Altuve is getting closer</a> to making his 2023 MLB season debut. Outfielder Michael Brantley appears on the cusp of making his return to Houston.</p><p>Jose Altuve<a href="https://twitter.com/brianmctaggart/status/1655721852097163265?s=20"> is in Sugar Land</a>, Texas taking batting practice at the Astros’ Triple-A affiliate. Astros manager Dusty Baker told reporters Monday that Altuve is getting closer to making a rehab stint.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/astros-news-michael-brantleys-update-opening-day-disappoint-houston" rel="noopener">Brantley</a> just finished a rehab stint of his own for a shoulder injury. According to Baker, Brantley is almost ready to be activated. The veteran hit .250 with a .793 OPS in nine games with the Sugar Land Space Cowboys. It sounds like he could be a few days away from rejoining Houston’s roster.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Dusty Baker didn’t say when Michael Brantley would be activated but he came through his rehab fine and is “almost ready, but not quite ready.”</p><p>Jose Altuve is in Sugar Land and taking live batting practice. He’s close to a rehab stint.</p><p>— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) <a href="https://twitter.com/brianmctaggart/status/1655721852097163265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 8, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>There’s a chance that Altuve could return earlier than expected. Altuve suffered a broken right thumb during the World Baseball Classic that was expected to potentially keep him out until July. Altuve started fielding grounders last week first the first time since getting hurt. Two days ago, Altuve was <a href="https://twitter.com/BenOndaTop/status/1654877161239506947">taking batting practice</a> at T-Mobile Park in another positive development toward his season debut.</p><p>The Astros have been treading water without Altuve or Brantley. The reigning World champions have a 17-17 record through the first 34 games of the 2023 season. Houston is tied for third place and 3.5 games out of the top spot in the AL West.</p><p>Houston ranks in the middle of the pack of the American League in runs scored. Only the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Guardians have a worse OPS than the Astros.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Astros get pair of positive Jose Altuve, Michael Brantley injury updates

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/astros-news-jose-altuve-injury-rehab');   ga('set', 'title', 'Astros’ Jose Altuve gets brutally honest on injury frustration');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/astros-news-jose-altuve-gets-brutally-honest-on-injury-frustration.jpg"></figure><h1>Astros’ Jose Altuve gets brutally honest on injury frustration</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-04T12:23:28-07:00">May 4th, 12:23pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-04T12:23:28-07:00">May 4th, 12:23pm</time><address><a href="https://joeymistretta.wordpress.com">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a sports writer/editor who covers multiple sports. Notably, Mistretta covers baseball, basketball, and football. He is originally from a small town in Southern California. Mistretta graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism from Biola University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Houston Astros star Jose Altuve hasn’t played since <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/astros-news-houston-releases-jose-altuve-update-after-scary-hbp-injury-in-world-baseball-classic" rel="noopener">suffering an injury</a> prior to the 2023 season. The Astros have felt the impact of his absence, hovering around the .500 mark up to this point. Altuve recently <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/jose-altuve-resumes-baseball-activities-after-thumb-injury" rel="noopener">addressed frustration he’s dealing with</a> while missing time for Houston, per MLB.com’s Brian McTaggart.</p><p>“Obviously, it’s really hard,” Altuve said. “It’s something I didn’t plan on, but things happen, and you can’t really do anything about it. I’m just continuing to work hard every day with [head athletic trainer] Jeremiah [Randall] and try to come back to the field as quick as I can, but in the meantime, just keep watching these guys play amazing baseball.”</p><p>The Astros reportedly believe Jose Altuve is ahead of schedule with his rehab. That said, there is no current timetable or expected return date for the star second baseman. The Astros are obviously hoping he can return as soon as possible, but nothing is certain at the moment.</p><p>Altuve hasn’t dealt with too much injury trouble during the course of his career. In fact, he’s played in 140 or more games in eight seasons during his career. He failed to do so in 2018 and 2019, and obviously 2020 due to the pandemic shortened season, but he’s been a durable player for the most part. As a result, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/astros-news-jose-altuve-gets-major-injury-update-after-thumb-surgery" rel="noopener">dealing with a significant injury</a> is fairly new for Jose Altuve.</p><p>Altuve should still be able to return and play a crucial role for Houston. Despite their mediocre start to the 2023 campaign, the defending champs still have lofty aspirations.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2023 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.143	0	1	0.393	0

2023 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.143	0	1	0.393	0

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