After dropping two of the first three games in the American League Championship Series, the Houston Astros were on the cusp of falling to the brink of elimination heading into the late innings of game five at Fenway Park. Trailing 2-1, Jose Altuve sent the first pitch he saw in the top of the eighth over The Green Monster to tie up the game and jump start the Astros march to a series victory.
It was another memorable moment in the long postseason history of Altuve, and the motivation for a stat from renowned writer Jim Passon that hits close to home:
José Altuve has more postseason home runs (21 in his career) than the Colorado Rockies franchise (20)
— Jim Passon (@PassonJim) October 20, 2021
The numbers are straight forward, but come with two details that are worth mentioning.