Astros trio reaches milestones — in same game – MLB.com

6:24 PM UTCThis story was excerpted from Brian McTaggart’s Astros Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.They’ve combined to play nearly 4,000 regular-season games in their careers with more than 30 years of combined service time, so it only stands to reason Astros second baseman Jose Altuve, first baseman José Abreu and catcher Martín Maldonado would achieve some impressive offensive milestones along the way.On Tuesday night at Minute Maid Park, they each reached meaningful career benchmarks in the same game. Abreu became the 12th Cuban-born player to reach 1,500 hits, Altuve became the fourth Astros player to reach 1,000 career runs and Maldonado reached 100 career home runs. Each accomplishment was recognized on the scoreboard during a 6-1 win over the Nationals.“You feel great when those things happen, and they happened all in one night,” Astros manager Dusty Baker said. “I got some more lineup cards to fill out, more than usual. Usually, you give away one and now we’ve got to give away three. I hope I can give away a whole bunch later.”Abreu reached 1,500 when he doubled in the second inning, making him one of 21 active players to
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