HOUSTON -- Astros rookie Cam Smith is slowly blossoming into the kind of hitter the club had hoped for when they acquired him from the Cubs in the Kyle Tucker trade. Jose Altuve is heating up and starting to drive the ball again. And Christian Walker appears to have figured things out at the plate following a slow start with his new team.

Just think of how dangerous the Astros’ lineup will be when they get slugger Yordan Alvarez back from his hand injury -- something which could happen by the end of the month.

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