MLB News: Altuve teammate sidelined by Astros due to an ankle injury

The Houston Astros have been playing great baseball lately. However, not everything is positive within the MLB franchise as one player who was gaining momentum got hurt and will be out of action for the next few days. As Jose Altuve and teammates look to continue their good run, the injured outfielder will do his best to recover fastly.

Jacob Melton was mostly lined up as a left fielder and started nine games already this season. He suffered a sprained ankle so the team had to place him on the 10-day injured list. The injury happened while playing defense vs. the Twins on Friday night.

The rookie was starting to get some groove, racking up six RBIs in 11 games, including hitting a triple against Minnesota prior to spraining his ankle. While it seems he will be back in a couple of weeks, these kinds of injuries can take a toll.

Houston leads the AL West

Houston is first in their division with 4.5 games of leverage over the Mariners, per the time of writing. The Astros have been a great team at home, stacking wins after wins en route to a 25-13 record in the Astrodome.

Once again, it’s the other left fielder on the team, Jose Altuve, leading the offense. He ranks in the Astros’ top 5 for runs, hits, home runs, and RBIs. At 35 years old, Altuve is still on top of his game delivering the goods in the MLB.

The Astros also had to make other roster moves

Houston picked up the contracts of outfielder Cooper Hummer and infielder Luis Guillorme from Sugar Land. Also, the team optioned Shay Whitcomb to Triple-A Sugar Land.

The Astros needed to make room on the 40-man roster, hence they transferred right-handed pitcher Spencer Arrighetti to the 60-day injured list. The 25-year old is still recovering from a fractured thumb in his throwing hand suffered back on April.