India, Aug. 11 -- Jose Altuve achieved a major milestone on Sunday at Yankee Stadium. The Houston Astros player hit his 250th home run off lefthander Max Fried of the New York Yankees. The Astros won the game 7-1 and have a 1-0 advantage inthe three-game set against the Yankees.

Altuve is only the 25th player in MLB history to register 250 stolen bases and 250 home runs. He joins Jose Ramirez as the only active player to achieve this feat.

Before facing the Yankees on Sunday, Houston had a 65-52 record in the AL West, just a half-game ahead of the Seattle Mariners. The Texas Rangers were 5.5 games behind at 60-58.

The Astros are looking to achieve their fifth straight division title. Post their early exit in a shortened 2020 season, th...