Astros second baseman Jose Altuve recorded the first home run of his major league career on Saturday night against the Giants. And he did it in style.
Serving as Houston’s leadoff hitter in the bottom of the first inning, Altuve launched a deep fly ball to left field. It struck the top part of the wall at Minute Maid Park before taking a few awkward bounces against the padding.
By the time Giants center fielder Cody Ross corralled the ball, Altuve was rounding third -- and blowing through a stop sign from Astros third base coach Dave Clark. Altuve crossed home plate standing up.
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Altuve, 21, is batting .321/.336/.406 with seven extra-base hits and six RBI through the first 111 plate appearances of his major league career. He was promoted from Double-A Corpus Christi in mid-July.
