导出博客文章MINNEAPOLIS -- After getting his first night off in more than a year, Jose
Altuve looked as fresh as ever Tuesday night.The All-Star second baseman, who
sat out Monday for the first time since June 15, 2015, went 4 for 4 and scored
twice as the Houston Astros topped the Minnesota Twins 7-5.The four-hit game for
Altuve matched a career high and raised his batting average to .361 as he puts
his name in the AL MVP discussion.Hes the biggest piece of this puzzle, teammate
Carlos Correa said.Correa drove in four runs, including a first-inning homer
with Altuve on base. That snapped a drought of seven straight games for the
Astros without a home run.Altuve was given the night off during Mondays series
opener, ending the longest active streak in the majors at 202 consecutive games
played. He didnt miss a beat one day later, and his third hit helped spark a
three-run sixth for the Astros.The undersized star has reached base safely in 39
straight road games, the longest current run in the majors.He looked refreshed,
Houston manager A.J. Hinch said. I dont think he ever has too much of a bad day.
He came out with some fresh legs and the normal swing that he has. Hes just
continuing a remarkable season and doing just about everything you could ask out
of a player.Astros starter Mike Fiers (8-5) gave up three home runs -- he
allowed four total in his previous eight starts -- but benefited from a good
night at the plate from his offense. Fiers entered ranked fifth in the American
League in run support (6.75 runs per game).No matter the situation, you always
need this kind of game, Altuve said. Everybody swung the bat today.Hector
Santiago (10-6) took the loss in his first home game for Minnesota and second
start with his new team. Santiago was acquired in a trade with the Los Angeles
Angels for right-hander Ricky Nolasco and made his Twins debut in Cleveland.Like
a lot of other pitchers, Santiago had trouble getting Altuve out.You just try to
throw it up there, make a good pitch and hopefully he can hit it at somebody,
Santiago said. It just seems that every time he hits the ball, its somewhere
where nobody is at.The Twins hit consecutive homers off Fiers in the fifth to
take a 4-2 lead. Robbie Grossman hit a two-run shot to right, and Brian Dozier
followed with his 23rd of the year. It was the 10th time this season Minnesota
went back-to-back, the third-most in team history.Houston reliever Ken Giles
allowed a run in the ninth but earned his second save in five opportunities this
year. Minnesotas lineup finished 1 for 11 with runners in scoring
position.ASSISTING FROM THE OUTFIELDHouston outfielders came in tied for the
most assists in the majors with 35. The Astros added another, and it came at a
crucial time.Center fielder Jake Marisnick threw out Trevor Plouffe at home
plate following a single up the middle by Jorge Polanco. Houston catcher Evan
Gattis fielded the throw perfectly and tagged Plouffe, preventing what would
have been a big run for the Twins.That play kept it a 5-4 Astros lead, and
Houston went on to build on that advantage in the next inning. Minnesota also
threw out a runner at home plate in the first inning, but the Astros outfield
assist was a game-changer.It changes the complexion of the entire game, Hinch
said. Jake continues to find ways to contribute in center field. Staying under
control, he kept the throw low. Great pick by Gattis, good tag at the plate, and
a momentum-shifter that would have changed the game.TRAINERS ROOMAstros: RHP
Luke Gregerson (left oblique strain) will throw an aggressive bullpen session on
Wednesday, Hinch said. Gregerson could return as early as Friday.UP NEXTAL Cy
Young Award winner Dallas Keuchel (7-11, 4.56 ERA) starts Wednesday for Houston
in the third game of the series. Keuchel pitched a three-hit shutout his last
time out against Texas. Minnesota will send Ervin Santana (5-9, 3.62) to the
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Melbourne.Another England Test, another Alastair Cook milestone. Having
passed Alec Stewarts England record of 133 Test appearances in the victory over
Bangladesh in the first Test in Chittagong, Cook is now set to become
Englands most capped captain of all time when he skippers the team against India
in the first Test, on Wednesday.Cook moved level with Michael Atherton when he
led his side out for the 54th time in the second Test in Dhaka but come
Wednesday will top the list. There have been plenty of highs, and lows, during
his spell as skipper. Click on the video above to see just a few, as we also
chart them below...Bangladesh beginnings Cook celebrates after scoring a century
against Bangladesh during his first Test as captain Its somewhat fitting that
Cook equalled Athertons record where it all started, in Bangladesh. Though it
was in Chittagong, and not Dhaka, where Cook became Englands 79th Test captain,
covering for Andrew Strauss as he was rested at the time.He couldnt have wished
for a better beginning either, smashing 173 against his hapless hosts to become
only the fifth England batsman to score a hundred in his first game as
skipper.Cook would lead his charges to a 181-run victory in that first Test in
2010 - Graeme Swann taking 10 wickets - before cracking another century in the
second Test, as a nine-wicket win in Dhaka secured a 2-0 series triumph.Early
success as skipper Cook kisses the urn after winning his first Ashes series as
captain in 2013 Cook would have to wait over two years till next tasked with the
Test captaincy, permanently taking over from Strauss for the tour of India. It
represented a bit of a baptism of fire for Cook, with England having
relinquished the No 1 Test ranking to South Africa earlier that summer amid
rumours of ructions in the dressing room that led to Kevin Pietersens exile from
the team for texts exchanged with the opposition.Cook brought KP back into the
team for the India tour and would lead his team to a staggering 2-1 triumph on
the sub-continent, made all the more remarkable by the fact that England were
trounced by nine wickets in the first Test in Ahmedabad; albeit Cook scoring a
century. Hed also tonk tons in the second and third Test wins.The Ashes
(preceded by home and away series against New Zealand) were the next test, but
one Cook passed with flying colours, leading England to a 3-0 series success.
The margin of Englands win would somewhat flatter them, however, as following a
347-run drubbing in the second Test at Lords, a revitalised Australia were much
more competitive, hinting of what was to come.Whitewashed in Aus Mitchell
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Ashes whitewash in 2013/14 And what was to come was an utterly emphatic 5-0
series defeat in the return Ashes series in Australia later that winter, where a
broken and battered England were routinely bounced out by Mitchell Johnson at
the peak of his pacey powers.Englandd lost Jonathan Trott - a key component of
their top order for the last four years - after the first Test defeat in
Brisbane to a stress-related condition, while Swann retired, having been
troubled by an elbow injury, with the series already lost following defeat in
the third Test in Perth.ddddddddddddDesperately searching for answers, England
used 19 players during the five-Test tour, of which the resounding find was a
certain Ben Stokes, who struck a first Test ton on a hideously worn Perth pitch
in only his second game.Cook defies doubters Cook is warmly applauded off the
field at The Rose Bowl despite falling short of a century against India in 2014
There was worse still for Cook after the drubbing down under. A devastating
defeat to Sri Lanka at Leeds in 2014 off the penultimate ball of the game that
saw England lose the series, and an embarrassing 95-run second Test loss to
India on a green-top at Lords perfectly catered for home advantage, had many
calling for him to step down as skipper.They made a compelling case, as coupled
with those heart-breaking defeats was that Cook couldnt buy a run - no Test tons
for 14 matches, averaging 23.63. The captain, at his lowest ebb, himself
admitted: No-one has a divine right to captain the side, or play in the side if
theyre not performing.The tide began to turn though in the third Test at The
Rose Bowl. After a painstaking 231-ball stay at the crease, Cook agonisingly
fell five runs short of that long-awaited century. Regardless, the crowd
appreciating the courage of a man under such pressure gave him a rousing
reception from the crease. Cook would score an unbeaten 70 in the second
innings, lead his side to a 3-1 series win, and would average 58.30, scoring
three tons, in his next 14 Tests.Ashes redemption Cook celebrates winning back
the Ashes urn in The Oval dressing room after a 3-2 win over Australia in 2015
599 days after handing the urn over to Australia, Cook has his redemption, said
Sky Sports Nasser Hussain when calling Englands Ashes-winning moment in 2015,
and how right he was too. 18 months on from his nadir as England captain at the
hands of the Aussies, Cook was instrumental in wrestling the Ashes back.Not
necessarily through sheer weight of runs - Cook hit just the two fifties across
his nine innings in the series, averaging 36.66 - but through innovative
captaincy, and impeccable leadership, specifically in rallying England from a
405-run thrashing at Lords that levelled the series after two Tests.Stuart
Broads stunning 8-15 to bowl Australia out for just 60 on the first morning of
the fourth Test at Trent Bridge all but ended the contest, though Cook would
have to wait till The Oval to get his mitts on the urn, his redemption confirmed
with a 3-2 series win.Watch the first Test between India and England from 3.30am
on Wednesday, live on Sky Sports 2 HD. Or watch the whole of the first Test for
£10.99 without a contract - with a Week Pass from NOW TV. Also See: India v
England stats Stuart Broad quiz Live cricket on Sky Ben Duckett blog ' ' '
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