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The Astros will be without their star second baseman through the All-Star break. Houston placed Jose Altuve on the 10-day injured list due to a "minor strain" in his left oblique. The move is retroactive to Tuesday. The 33-year-old missed four games earlier this season because of a strained oblique and said that he still needs to "do a lot of stuff to go back to 100-percent." Altuve is batting .264 with six home runs and 18 RBI this season.