Jose Altuve asked manager Joe Espada to move him out of the leadoff spot and into the second hole for the Houston Astros.

Jeremy Peña, who says he hit leadoff 'most of my life' before the majors, sets up Jose Altuve twice in win over Detroit ...

With the Houston Astros offense struggling, Jose Altuve slotted second in their batting order Monday for the first time since ...

The Astros are having Jeremy Peña lead off and moved Altuve to the second spot, giving him more time before his at-bats.

Joe Espada praises Hunter Brown after his strong start in the Astros' 7-3 win, plus he discusses Yordan Alvarez's three-run ...

Astros manager Joe Espada says Yordan Alvarez is close but slugger says until 'numbers go up, there's nothing close.' ...

Houston Astros outfielder Jose Altuve makes a bold request to not bat lead off in game against the Detroit Tigers.

Now that he has, perhaps he and his ballclub will be able to move on. Ghosts of last season’s awful April are gone, as is any ...

Houston Astros manager Joe Espada had a full-circle milestone with a couple coincidences Tuesday night. The Astros' 5-1 ...

Jose Altuve asked manager Joe Espada to move him out of the leadoff spot and into the second hole for the Houston Astros. The reason?

Joe Espada discusses Ryan Gusto's good start and Christian Walker's home run in the Astros' 3-1 win over the Blue Jays ...