Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve breaks silence on reaching a career milestone, and his pursuit of 3,000 hits.

It was only one game against the best team in baseball. In a season of 162, this game holds little value in the grand scheme of things. There are still two games left in this three-game set.

Michael Shapiro is a sports reporter for Chron, covering the Astros, Rockets, Texans and every team in town. Michael is a Denver native and graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, and a noted fan of pull-up threes, wide-receiver passes and a good hot fudge sundae.