HOUSTON -- Last Sunday, Jose Altuve won the first batting crown of his career, finishing the regular season with a .346 average for the Houston Astros.
By Wednesday, he was over it.
"To be honest with you, I already forgot about my batting title," Altuve said. "This is a new season for me."
It's the postseason, to be specific, and it appears Altuve is kicking it up a notch. He's out to be baseball's playoff home-run king.
In a performance that would've made even Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton blush, Altuve cranked three homers -- two against Boston Red Sox ace Chris Sale -- in an 8-2 Astros rout Thursday in Game 1 of their American League Division Series.