2 min read • April 19, 2022
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Star second baseman José Altuve left Monday's Astros win in the eighth inning after suffering a left hamstring strain while running out an infield single.
Altuve appeared to suffer the injury when he extended on his final stride to first, limping away from the bag before taking a seat along the first base line, slamming his helmet on the turf, and hanging his head.
Manager Dusty Baker said after the 8-3 win – which moved Houston to 6-4 – that the 2017 MVP is day-to-day and he credited Altuve for catching the injury early so he didn't overstride and potentially make it more severe.
The strain is still significant enough, the ProBaseballDocs say, to place Altuve on the 10-day IL and keep him out closer to 20 days.
A manager noting an injury as day-to-day often means week-to-week, similar to in the NFL.
Altuve said after the game that he will be evaluated further on Tuesday but declined to confirm if he will get an MRI or describe how serious he believed the injury to be, instead repeating that he will know more about the injury on Tuesday.
He is not the first middle infielder to go down with a hamstring injury running to first this season, a phenomenon that is likely related to the league's truncated spring training.
Reds' second baseman Jonathan India, however, has missed the last four games since suffering his injury on April 14 and is in danger of heading to the 10-day IL.
Aledmys Diaz replaced Altuve as a pinch runner and slotted into second base in the top of the ninth inning. The 31-year-old is hitting .167 with one home run and four RBI this season and went 1-4 with a walk tonight.
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