Altuve went 3-for-3 with an RBI and a stolen base while scoring the decisive run on a bang-bang play at the plate as the Astros swept the Royals with a 6-5 win at Minute Maid Park.
Altuve beat out a throw home from third baseman Mike Moustakas on Chris Carter's fielder's choice in the seventh inning off reliever Kelvin Herrera, sliding around catcher Salvador Perez's swift tag. Altuve also completed an early three-run comeback with an game-tying RBI single in the fifth.
Jarrod Dyson's two-run triple knotted the game at 5 in the top of the seventh as the Royals squandered an early 3-0 lead after a two-run homer by Kendrys Morales in the first and an RBI single by Alex Rios in the second.