HOUSTON -- All-Star second baseman Jose Altuve's hit parade continued Monday night, and it included a big one for the Astros.Altuve's 207th hit of the season -- a two-run single in the third inning -- scored Gregorio Petit and Robbie Grossman to put the Astros ahead and send them to a 3-1 win over the Indians at Minute Maid Park.Altuve went 3-for-4, including a triple, for his fifth consecutive multi-hit game, extending his club record to 62 for the season. 
He has a Major League-leading 209 hits this year, putting him one shy of Craig Biggio's club record of 210 set in 1998.Petit singled with one out in the third and advanced to third base when Grossman's fly ball to left field caromed off the glove of Michael Brantley for a double. Altuve followed with a single to put the Astros ahead, 2-1.Astros starter Collin McHugh won his fourth consecutive start and for the sixth time in seven starts by throwing 6 2/3 innings and allowing one run (unearned) and five hits while not walking a batter for the fourth consecutive start. He left the game after being struck on the left forearm by a comebacker off the bat of Lonnie Chisenhall.The only run McHugh gave up came when Michael Bourn reached on an error by first baseman Marc Krauss, who dropped a routine throw from Altuve. Bourn scored on a Carlos Santana single before McHugh retired 18 of the final 22 batters he faced.The Astros have now won seven of McHugh's last nine starts, and Monday's game marked his eighth quality start in his last nine.Brian McTaggart / MLB.com
He has a Major League-leading 209 hits this year, putting him one shy of Craig Biggio's club record of 210 set in 1998.Petit singled with one out in the third and advanced to third base when Grossman's fly ball to left field caromed off the glove of Michael Brantley for a double. Altuve followed with a single to put the Astros ahead, 2-1.Astros starter Collin McHugh won his fourth consecutive start and for the sixth time in seven starts by throwing 6 2/3 innings and allowing one run (unearned) and five hits while not walking a batter for the fourth consecutive start. He left the game after being struck on the left forearm by a comebacker off the bat of Lonnie Chisenhall.The only run McHugh gave up came when Michael Bourn reached on an error by first baseman Marc Krauss, who dropped a routine throw from Altuve. Bourn scored on a Carlos Santana single before McHugh retired 18 of the final 22 batters he faced.The Astros have now won seven of McHugh's last nine starts, and Monday's game marked his eighth quality start in his last nine.Brian McTaggart / MLB.com
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