Jose Altuve hit 3 HR vs Red Sox 100517

Jose Altuve of the Houston Astros hit three home runs in the first game of the ALDS to help propel his team to an 8-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on October 5, 2017. For the game he was 3 for 4 with 3 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R while hitting third and playing second base. He hit solo shots in the first, fifth and seventh innings. Justin Verlander picked up the win. This season Altuve hit 204 for 590, .346/.410/.547 with 24 HR, 81 RBI, 112 R, 32 SB in 153 games. Over seven MLB seasons with the Astros he has hit .316/.362/.453 with 84 HR, 403 RBI, 561 R, 231 SB in 982 games. He originally signed with the Astros in 2007 as an amateur free agent out of Venezuela. Altuve turned 27 on May 6th.