According to Brian McTaggart of MLB.com, Astros second baseman Jose Altuve is back in Monday’s lineup against the Angels after missing four games with a right hamstring injury.
Altuve initially tweaked his hamstring on June 12. He missed three games before returning last Tuesday, but had a setback one day later and hasn’t played since. The Astros were optimistic after watching him go through drills on Sunday and apparently he’s shown enough progress to return. They’ll have to hope that no more setbacks are in his future.
After a monster 2014, Altuve is batting .287/.328/.390 with five home runs, 28 RBI, and 17 steals over 63 games this season.
