Altuve, who had a club record 225 hits in '14 and 200 hits last year, is the third second baseman to reach 200 hits in three straight seasons, along with Charlie Gehringer and Rogers Hornsby. Prior to Altuve reaching 200 hits in '14, the only Astros player to have 200 hits in a season was Craig Biggio (210 in 1998).
Altuve, who notched his 1,000th career hit earlier this year, entered the day leading the Majors in hits, but Mookie Betts of the Red Sox beat him to 200 hits earlier in the day. Altuve is chasing his second American League batting title in three seasons.