If the Astros’ Nos. 1 and 2 hitters continue to get on base, 5-foot-5 and 175-pound second baseman Jose Altuve will continue to serve as the team’s No. 3 hitter. Albert Pujols (480 career home runs and 1,453 RBIs) hits in the third spot for the Angels. But Altuve (11 career home runs, 66 RBIs) has easily been the Astros’ most consistent hitter this season. With the club again using athletic young outfielders Robbie Grossman and Jimmy Paredes in the first two spots Wednesday, Altuve served as the team’s top-of-the-lineup slugger. “It puts a lot of speed at the top of the lineup,” said Porter, who instructed Altuve not to [...]