Houston Astros’ stars Jose Altuve and Carlos Correa were both evaluated by team physicians Tuesday.
Altuve returned to Houston from a rehab assignment at Triple-A Round Rock after experiencing fatigue and soreness in his right leg. Correa was removed from Tuesday’s lineup against the Chicago Cubs due to pain in his ribs.
“Injuries suck, no matter what time it happens during the year,” Houston manager A.J. Hinch told reporters Tuesday. “It happens to everybody. This has been a bad week for us. We’re going to be fine. We have good players who can win games.”
Altuve has been out since May 11 due to a strained left hamstring. Hinch said the second baseman’s hamstring is better. The new symptoms are in the right leg, the one he had knee surgery on in October.
Altuve, 29, is batting just .243 this season with nine homers and 21 RBIs in 39 games.
Correa, 24, is batting .295 with 11 homers and 35 RBIs. The shortstop had played 50 of the Astros’ first 55 games entering Tuesday.
Houston is already playing without All-Star slugger George Springer, who has only played one game since May 19 due to back and hamstring injuries. Springer is batting .308 with 17 homers and 43 RBIs.