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SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – APRIL 10: Jose Altuve #27 of the Houston Astros takes the field to massive boos before the game against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on April 10, 2026 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Jack Compton\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
On Saturday, the Houston Astros<\/a> will continue their series with the Texas Rangers<\/a> (at home).<\/p>\n They are coming off an 11-2 win on Friday.<\/p>\n Jose Altuve<\/a> (who batted 5th) finished with two strikeouts in four at-bats.<\/p>\n Houston Astros Announce Jose Altuve Change Getty\u00a0Jose Altuve #27 of the Houston Astros during an at-bat in the third inning against the Los Angeles Angels<\/a> at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on July 29, 2026 in Anaheim, California.<\/p>\n For Saturday\u2019s game, the Astros have announced their starting lineup.<\/p>\n Via Underdog MLB:<\/a> \u201cAstros 8\/1 J. Pe\u00f1a SS Y. Alvarez DH I. Paredes 3B C. Walker 1B Y. Diaz C J. Altuve 2B T. Trammell CF C. Smith RF L. Wade Jr. LF R. Blanco SP\u201d<\/p>\n Astros 8\/1<\/p>\n J. Pe\u00f1a SS R. Blanco SP<\/p>\n Altuve has been moved down to 6th in the order on Saturday.<\/p>\n The future Hall of Famer comes into the night batting .231 with 78 hits, 12 home runs, 30 RBIs, 49 runs and two stolen bases in 86 games.<\/p>\n He is in the middle of his 16th season (all with Houston).<\/p>\n Social Media Reacts To Lineup GettyJose Altuve #27 of the Houston Astros reacts to hitting a 2-run home run during the game against the New York Yankees<\/a> at Yankee Stadium on August 08, 2025 in the Bronx borough of New York City.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s what people were saying about the lineup on Saturday:<\/p>\n @MZ__MZ__:<\/a> \u201cCan Altuve bat 9?? Trammell and cam should be moved up honestly. Altuve may even provide some pop at the bottom of lineup and still have some speed. Almost a second leadoff hitter if he can do that. We need better at bats in the middle of lineup with runners on base\u201d<\/p>\n @alief_texas:<\/a> \u201cI would keep Cam batting 9th. He is like having another leadoff batter hitting in front of Pena and Alvarez.\u201d<\/p>\n @hangingsliders:<\/a> \u201cNoooo keep Cam at 9!!!\u201d<\/p>\n Looking At The Astros Right Now GettyManager Joe Espada #19 of the Houston Astros looks on during the ninth inning against the Washington Nationals<\/a> at Nationals Park on July 7, 2026 in Washington, DC.<\/p>\n The Astros come into the night as the top team in the American League West with a 56-55 record in 111 games.<\/p>\n After a slow start to the season, they would be in the 2026 MLB<\/a> playoffs (if the season ended today).<\/p>\n Over their last ten games, the Astros have gone 9-1 (and they are 27-27 in 54 games at home).<\/p>\n Following the Rangers, they will remain at home to host Vladimir Guerrero<\/a> Jr. and the Toronto Blue Jays<\/a> on Monday night in Houston.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tBen Stinar<\/a> Ben Stinar has been covering the NBA for over seven years.\u00a0
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\nHe has written for OnSI, Forbes, Amico Hoops, The Big Lead and had a podcast with former All-Star Jameer Nelson. More about Ben Stinar<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – APRIL 10: Jose Altuve #27 of the Houston Astros takes the field to massive…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":394973,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[56,58,57],"class_list":["post-394972","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394972","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=394972"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394972\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/394973"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=394972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=394972"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=394972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}