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HOUSTON -- Jose Altuve has never been known for his power.That has started to change this season.Altuve hit two of Houstons season-high five homers and had a career-high six RBI to lead the Houston Astros to a 13-3 win on Sunday for a three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Angels.Altuve, who added an RBI single in the fifth, extended his hitting streak to nine games and stretched his streak against the Angels to 18 games. His 17 homers are a career high and he leads the majors with a .360 average. He hadnt driven in more than four runs in a game before Sunday.Im still impressed a little bit about my homers, Altuve said with a grin.Luis Valbuena, Preston Tucker and Evan Gattis also homered for the Astros, who extended their winning streak against the Angels to 11 games.There were runners at first and second with no outs in the first when Altuve connected off Tim Lincecum (2-4) on a home run to left-center field to make it 3-0. Valbuenas home run came with one out in the inning to push the lead to 4-0.He finds a way to get in the middle of it every single game, manager A.J. Hinch said. Hes certainly one of the best hitters in the league. He shows it every day. Kicking us off with a three-run homer really did ignite us.George Springer hit a two-run single with no outs in the second inning before scoring on Altuves second homer with one out to make it 8-0.Houston starter Mike Fiers (7-6) allowed nine hits and three runs in seven innings for the win.Tucker had a solo shot in Houstons three-run fifth inning. Gattis, who had a pair of homers on Friday night, homered in the sixth to make it 13-1.Lincecum lost his fourth decision in five starts by allowing seven hits and a season-high eight runs in 1 1/3 innings in his shortest outing of the season.Its pretty embarrassing, to be honest with you, he said. To give up three home runs and give up seven or eight hits in that span is pretty pathetic. Ive got a lot of work to do.Hed had great success against the Astros in his time with the Giants and entered the game 2-0 with a 0.34 ERA in four career starts at Minute Maid Park. He had a 16 1/3-inning scoreless streak here before Sunday when he allowed a season-high three homers.A sacrifice fly by Kole Calhoun gave the Angels a run in the third inning and Jett Bandy added a two-run homer in the seventh.The five home runs allowed were a season high for the Angels, who had to use six relievers following Lincecums early exit.Carlos Correa added three hits and an RBI for the Astros on a day when everyone in the starting lineup except Colby Rasmus got a hit.TRAINERS ROOMAngels: LHP Tyler Skaggs (shoulder tightness) will make his first major league appearance since July 31, 2014, when he is called up from Triple-A Salt Lake to start on Tuesday. Skaggs hasnt pitched in the majors since having Tommy John surgery in 2014.Astros: 1B Marwin Gonzalez left the game in the fifth inning when he sprained left ankle running to first base. He is listed day to day. ... C Jason Castro was out of the lineup for the second straight game after being hit on the back of his right hand on a foul tip in the ninth inning Friday.TOP PROSPECT ON THE WAYThe Astros will call up top prospect INF Alex Bregman on Monday to make his major league debut. Bregman, who was the second overall pick in the 2015 draft, has hit .333 with six homers and 15 RBI in 18 games for Triple-A Fresno this season.Were rolling along pretty well, Hinch said. He doesnt have to come up here and be anything but himself and contribute at a couple different positions.UP NEXT:Angels: Hector Santiago (8-4, 4.32) will start for Los Angeles on Monday in the opener of a three-game series at Kansas City. Santiago has won a career-high four straight starts and has posted a 1.08 ERA in that span.Astros: Dallas Keuchel (6-9, 4.70) is scheduled to start the opener of a three-game series against the Yankees on Monday. Keuchel has won a season-high three straight decisions and will face the Yankees for the second time this season after getting a win against them on opening day. Air Force One Destockage . The veteran safety was a starter for the Bengals from 2008-2012. He totaled 41 tackles and three interceptions while starting all but four of the 13 games he played last season. Air Force 1 Low Pas Cher . The lawyers filed a 33-page amended complaint Tuesday in federal court in Manhattan, expanding on the suit originally filed Oct. 3 in New York Supreme Court. Arbitrator Fredric Horowitz last week refused to compel Selig to testify in the grievance, and Rodriguez then walked out of the hearing without testifying. http://www.airforce1belgique.com/ . -- Claudio Bieler hadnt scored since early September, and not from the run of play since mid-July. Nike Air Force 1 Low Homme Pas Cher . The Olympic champion curler and TSN curling analyst immediately went online to look at the Halls long list of honoured members. Thats when the enormity of the honour sunk in. Nike React Element 87 Pas Cher . -- Washington Redskins tight end Fred Davis was charged Thursday with driving while intoxicated, a day after he was suspended for an NFL substance-abuse policy violation. Daniel Merretts Gabba farewell appears set to be crashed by a Geelong side that coach Chris Scott says has a point to prove over their record against teams outside the AFLs top eight.The Brisbane Lions host the Cats, who have won their past five games and are vying for a top four spot, on Sunday afternoon.Under-pressure Lions coach Justin Leppitsch has had a rare stress free week after their thrilling win over Carlton and, with the aid of an eight-day break, believes his side will go into what looks on paper as a huge mis-match with confidence.It is Merretts last match in Brisbane after the veteran defender announced his retirement this week, with next rounds away clash with St Kilda to mark his 200th and final AFL appearance.But Geelong, after their narrow escape against Richmond, could well come out snarling after Scott highlighted their inability to finish off teams they are expected to beat.Im not going to argue that we havent been at our best against teams that are outside the top eight, thats a reality and one weve confronted head on, Scott said.ddddddddddddNow weve just got to do it.Talk is cheap. What I say here really has zero impact, and in some ways, what weve said to the players wont be tested until we see how we come out in the first 10 or 15 minutes this week.Scott said the Cats would not underestimate the Lions, who despite their rotten three-win season have occasionably troubled top sides, including Sydney at the Gabba earlier in the year.Im not trying to talk Brisbane up as a great team but they were 40 points up at half-time on the weekend against a team (Carlton) that beat us a few months ago, he said.Whatever Geelong serves up, Leppitsch is hopeful Brisbane can counter it for Merretts sake.Hes been a mainstay through a pretty ordinary era at our footy club and hes been a very loyal servant and we thank him for that, he said.Lets hope all of us can fire up for Rog. ' ' '