{"id":21094,"date":"2019-06-18T18:05:03","date_gmt":"2019-06-18T22:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/\/?p=21094"},"modified":"2019-06-18T18:05:03","modified_gmt":"2019-06-18T22:05:03","slug":"jose-altuve-lineup-return-george-springer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2019\/06\/18\/jose-altuve-lineup-return-george-springer\/","title":{"rendered":"Jose Altuve Returning to Lineup on Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The <a href=\"lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/\/mlb-teams\/houston-astros\/\" target=\"_self\">Houston Astros<\/a> are in a good place right now, but they\u2019re about to get even better. According to <b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\">Chandler Rome<\/b> of the Houston Chronicle, the Astros expect to activate second baseman <b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/altuvjo01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jose Altuve<\/a><\/b> to the active roster prior to Wednesday\u2019s action. Altuve has been sidelined since May 10<sup>th<\/sup> with a hamstring injury.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Astros plan to activate Jose Altuve from the injured list prior to tomorrow\u2019s game.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Chandler_Rome\/status\/1141093073675608064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 18, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong>Jose Altuve Expected Back in Lineup on Wednesday<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">While the Astros 48-25 record shows they\u2019re capable of surviving without their star second baseman, there\u2019s no doubt that Altuve will make this team significantly better. <b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/d\/diazal02.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aledmys Diaz<\/a><\/b>, Altuve\u2019s primary backup, suffered a hamstring injury of his own and hasn\u2019t played in almost a month. With both second basemen sidelined, Houston has entrusted <b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kempto01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tony Kemp<\/a><\/b> and <b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mayfija01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jack Mayfield<\/a><\/b> to start at second. Kemp currently owns a .226\/.295\/.414 slash line in 150 plate appearances while Mayfield owns an ugly .143\/.163\/.310 slash line in 43 plate appearances.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Altuve looked like his usual self during the early portion of the season. Prior to his injury, Altuve owned a .243\/.329\/.472 slash line with a corresponding 117 wRC+. While his numbers were slightly lower than normal, he was still an above-average hitter. However, it\u2019s worth noting that Altuve posted just a .190\/.261\/.286 slash line and a 34 wRC+ in 23 plate appearances during his rehab assignment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">In addition to Altuve, the Astros should also get <b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/springe01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">George Springer<\/a><\/b> back sooner rather than later. Springer initially suffered a hamstring injury on May 26<sup>th<\/sup> and hasn\u2019t seen the field since. The center fielder started off the year as a strong MVP candidate and still figures to be one of the positional frontrunners. Through his first 216 plate appearances, Springer posted a .308\/.389\/.643 slash line with a corresponding 172 wRC+. His wRC+ would rank third in the majors if he had enough at-bats to qualify for the league leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Main photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"LwGnEqyyQVl7jt8xCRbfAA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1142308193\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'LwGnEqyyQVl7jt8xCRbfAA',sig:'kA-4rQ2hzjdYaG_NQi_fMEmtuyAuujtXDITPYQjm17Y=',w:'594px',h:'430px',items:'1142308193',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve will reportedly return to the lineup on Wednesday. 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