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Jose Altuve scorched a ground-rule double THROUGH the Astros' scoreboard

charles curtis
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HOUSTON, TEXAS - AUGUST 16: A scoreboard operator shows the ball hit by Jose Altuve #27 of the Houston Astros (not pictured) for a ground rule double in the third inning against the Chicago White Sox at Minute Maid Park on August 16, 2024 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX *** ORG XMIT: 776096662 ORIG FILE ID: 2167082001

Houston Astros hitters are doing some serious damage of scoreboards as of late.

You had Yordan Alvarez smash a ball into the Tropicana Field scoreboard during batting practice that broke it. And on Friday night, Jose Altuve took a Garrett Crochet fastball and smashed it into the Astros' old-school style scoreboard at Minute Maid Park, hitting it so hard that it knocked out one of the panels showing the New York Yankees' score.

That's a ground rule double, of course, and a funny trend for a team that looks like a contender yet again.

Here's that moment from Friday night:

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