As expected, Astros second baseman Jose Altuve was not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Mariners. Altuve left Friday's game after one inning due to discomfort in his left hamstring.
Though Altuve reported improvement in his hamstring on Saturday, manager A.J. Hinch was non-committal on whether Altuve would be available for the remainder of the weekend series.
"He'll be day to day for the next couple days until he feels back to 100 percent," Hinch said, per MLB.com "But I know he and our trainer were encouraged by how he was evaluated today. We avoided a worse injury."
For his part, Altuve does not mind having time off to completely heal.
"I'd rather lose one or two games than lose a month. I have to be smart about this and it's not going to be easy for me to sit on the bench, but I have to support my team from here," Altuve said.