Altuve's on fire: Reigning MVP collected hits in Astros record 10 straight ABs
While most of the early American League MVP talk has surrounded Mike Trout and Mookie Betts, Jose Altuve is making sure he's not forgotten.
The Houston Astros second baseman and reigning league MVP collected hits in 10 straight at-bats to set a club record before he was robbed of an 11th by a diving catch by Cleveland Indians outfielder Rajai Davis in the ninth inning Sunday.
"You don't think about hits, you're not counting hits, you're trying to win games," Altuve said, according to Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle. "Then, I guess, after two games people and my teammates are saying 'You have 10 hits.' And I'm like 'OK, that's fun.'"
10 straight ABs, 10 straight hits.@JoseAltuve27 could bat over .300 while blindfolded. pic.twitter.com/4XiEAwuTJr
— MLB (@MLB) May 27, 2018
Altuve entered Friday's game hitting .306 and now sits at .332 following his incredible run.
| Hit | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 25 | Double |
| 2 | May 25 | Double |
| 3 | May 26 | Single |
| 4 | May 26 | Home Run |
| 5 | May 26 | Single |
| 6 | May 26 | Triple |
| 7 | May 27 | Single |
| 8 | May 27 | Single |
| 9 | May 27 | Double |
| 10 | May 27 | Single |
Altuve, who collected all 10 of the base hits against the Indians, previously claimed the club record with eight consecutive hits last season. The MLB record is 12, held by Walt Dropo.
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