Jose Altuve was not in the Houston Astros' lineup on Sunday, a day after being removed from their loss to the Cincinnati Reds with right hamstring tightness. Altuve reported that he "feels better" but "there's a little bit of tightness" still in his hamstring,

Without Altuve in the lineup, the Astros' pitching stepped up in the win. Ronel Blanco racked up a career-high 11 strikeouts in eight innings. Shawn Dubin came in to finish off the game, completing a two-hit shutout for Houston. That win brings them over .500 to 20-19, and within three games of the first-place Seattle Mariners.

Houston's Jose Altuve left in the third inning of Saturday's game against the Reds due to tightness in his right hamstring.