Houston Astros' Jose Altuve Riding the Wave of Playoff History into ALDS Game 3

As the Houston Astros get set to take on the Minnesota Twins in Game 3 of the ALDS on Tuesday afternoon, Astros' star Jose Altuve is riding the wave of some baseball history.

The Houston Astros take on the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday afternoon in Game 3 of the ALDS.

As a result of their split in Houston, the series is tied at one game apiece with each team just two wins away from a berth in the American League Championship Series.

The Twins took Game 2 on Sunday night 6-2 despite a historic effort from second baseman Jose Altuve

Per ESPN Stats & Info:

Jose Altuve recorded his 32nd career multi-hit game in the postseason on Sunday. 

That passes Manny Ramirez for 3rd-most in MLB history.

Jose Altuve recorded his 32nd career multi-hit game in the postseason on Sunday.

That passes Manny Ramirez for 3rd-most in MLB history. pic.twitter.com/vqswnPzW0g

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) October 9, 2023

The 33-year-old is a career .273 postseason hitter. He's got 24 career homers in the playoffs and has 50 RBI. He's gotten 388 career playoff at-bats by virtue of all the Astros' playoff success.

Altuve helped Houston win the World Series in 2017 and 2022 and is looking to help them repeat this year.

It was a weird regular season for Altuve, who was injured in the World Baseball Classic in March and didn't even make his debut until two months into the season. Despite the injury and the late start, he still performed well for the Astros, hitting .311 with 17 homers, 51 RBI and 14 stolen bases.

He posted a .915 OPS while hitting in his familiar spot at the top of the order.

Game 3 of the ALDS on Tuesday begins at 4:07 p.m. ET as Sonny Gray (MIN) pitches against Cristian Javier (HOU).

Gray is 1-0 this postseason while Javier is making his first appearance this year.

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