Houston Astros Evens Texas Rangers With Game 4 Win During José Altuve’s 100th Playoff Game

On Thursday night, the Houston Astros beat the Texas Rangers, 10-3. They leveled the best of seven series ACLS series at 2-2.

The Astros saw Alex Bregman, Yordan Alvarez and Jose Abreu combine to drive in eight runs. The Astros also saw José Altuve, who became the seventh person to play in 100 career playoff games, have three hits, he joined ranks including Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada, David Justice and Yadier Molina as the only players to reach 100 postseason games. 

Altuve went 0 for 8 in the Astros’ two losses at home but has gone 5 for 9 in the away victories in Arlington, Texas. Altuve got a double from the game’s third pitch. He later scored on Bregman’s triple. The Astros scored three runs before they recorded the game’s first out. 

The Rangers came back to tie the game to score Corey Seager’s solo home run, but the Astros answered in the fourth inning by scoring four runs.

Altuve’s teammate Bregman praised his accomplishment.

“It’s been an honor to be his teammate – a Hall of Fame player and a Hall of Fame person, incredible leader every single day. From Day 1 of spring training, he shows up, and works his tail off. He always has a smile on his face. He’s so nice to everyone that he comes into contact with,” Bregman said.

Article by Zach Ament