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Astros Countdown: Top Five First Half MVP’s

By Colin Gay

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Jose Altuve

TORONTO, ON – JULY 9: Jose Altuve #27 of the Houston Astros is congratulated by teammates in the dugout after hitting a two-run home run in the second inning during MLB game action against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on July 9, 2017 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON – JULY 9: Jose Altuve #27 of the Houston Astros is congratulated by teammates in the dugout after hitting a two-run home run in the second inning during MLB game action against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on July 9, 2017 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images) /

Jose Altuve is doing nothing new. He is just doing what he does best, putting up ridiculous offensive numbers for the Astros.

He is currently first in baseball with a .347 batting average has a career high OPS of .968. He is currently on pace for his fourth straight season of 200 hits or more, 40 doubles or more and 20 home runs or more. With 50 in his first 86 games, Altuve also has a legitimate shot of exceeding 100 RBIs for the first time in his career.

A lot of these numbers are possible because of the video game-like numbers he is putting up away from Minute Maid Park. In 41 games, he is hitting .414 with a 1.171 OPS on the road. He has hit nine of his 13 home runs, has driven in 30 of his 50 RBIs and has scored 39 of his 62 runs away from Houston.

However, the other way that seems to be going under the radar is that Altuve has become a much more patient hitter.

Despite a strikeout percentage that is his highest since 2013, Altuve has his highest walk percentage of his career at 9.7 percent. With 37 in 334 at bats, he is on pace to exceed his career high of 60 that he set last season.

With an All Star start at second base coming his way on July 11th, Altuve could have some more hardware coming his way if e keeps putting up these kind of numbers through the season.

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