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Altuve pumped to be back at '100 percent'

"He's been bouncing off the walls, been stacking cups, been doing everything to distract himself during the game until he can get back in there," said manager A.J. Hinch. "He's ready to go."

Altuve said he feels 100-percent healthy and his time in the dugout wasn't nearly as bad as some around him speculated.

"It wasn't that hard because we won two of three of those games and you're always going to feel happy when your team wins," the second baseman and All-Star hopeful said. "But at the same time, you want to go out there and be part of the win and help your team.