WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Now that Jose Altuve is back playing Grapefruit League games, Houston manager A.J. Hinch wants the 2017 AL MVP to see if he can improve the way he turns double plays. "The only thing I've asked him to focus on for the rest of ... (více...)

Jose Altuve (side) is back in the Astros' lineup Friday.

Altuve has been out of commission with soreness in his left side but is feeling well enough to give it a go in this one. He's accumulated just 13 plate appearances so far this spring but has time to knock the rust off as long as he can avoid another setback.

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Jose Altuve (oblique) resumed participating in running drills on Tuesday.

Altuve has been sidelined since being scratched from Saturday's Grapefruit League lineup with left side soreness. He's on track to return to the starting lineup on Friday or Saturday.

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Altuve (side) completed running drills Tuesday and could appear in a game this weekend, Alyson Footer of MLB.com reports.

Manager AJ Hinch said Altuve, who has not appeared in a Grapefruit League game since March 6, will likely begin baseball activities Wednesday.

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Jose Altuve (side) won't return to Grapefruit League action until at least next weekend.

He'll be held out of baseball activities altogether as the Astros try to get his left side soreness to subside. Altuve has had to be scratched from the lineup a couple times over the last few days, but the team remains confident the injury isn't a long-term thing. "We feel very good about the fact this is a minor issue," manager A.J. Hinch said. "We are going to sit him for a few days and do no activity just to make sure. He’s doing fine, his spirits are up, he’s Jose Altuve. He’ll recover fine."

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