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Altuve breaks out with 3 hits as Astros even World Series

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By KRISTIE RIEKEN
AP Sports Writer

HOUSTON (AP) — For the first time in a sluggish postseason, Jose Altuve looked like himself in Game 2 of the World Series. Altuve had three hits, including a double, sparking the Houston Astros to a 5-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night to even the Fall Classic. The 2017 AL MVP had been curiously quiet this month, opening the playoffs with a career-worst 0-for-25 slump and entering Game 2 a paltry 4 for 37 this postseason. He nearly matched that hit total by the seventh inning Saturday.

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