The Houston Astros have placed second baseman Jose Altuve on the 10-day injured list due to left oblique discomfort.Altuve was a late scratch from Tuesday's 6-4 win against the Colorado Rockies after tweaking his oblique while taking batting practice. After the game, Houston general manager Dana Brown told reporters the soreness was not as bad as what Altuve experienced earlier this season. He said:"I don't think there's any rush to bring him back. Sometimes the best thing is rest. And so I think right now it would be my opinion, strong opinion, as to just giving him some rest and let it play out."However, with the All-Star break coming up, the decision was made to place Altuve on the IL.FOX Sports: MLB@MLBONFOXThe Astros have placed Jose Altuve on the 10-day IL with left oblique discomfort, the team announced.47438The Astros have placed Jose Altuve on the 10-day IL with left oblique discomfort, the team announced. https://t.co/gkk0jW79ZSHouston Astros@astrosWe have recalled RHP Ronel Blanco and IF David Hensley from Triple A Sugar Land.2B Jose Altuve has been placed on the 10-day IL today with left oblique discomfort (retro to July 4). LHP Parker Mushinski was optioned to Triple A after yesterday’s game.70290We have recalled RHP Ronel Blanco and IF David Hensley from Triple A Sugar Land.2B Jose Altuve has been placed on the 10-day IL today with left oblique discomfort (retro to July 4). LHP Parker Mushinski was optioned to Triple A after yesterday’s game.The Houston Astros placed Jose Altuve on the IL after reviewing the test results from an MRI performed on Wednesday.Since Altuve has not played since Monday, an IL trip could be made retroactive to Tuesday. That would make him eligible to return to the team's lineup for its first post-All Star game on July 14 against the Los Angeles Angels.Jordañ Harris@jhare727I blame the World Baseball Classic twitter.com/mlbonfox/statu…FOX Sports: MLB@MLBONFOXThe Astros have placed Jose Altuve on the 10-day IL with left oblique discomfort, the team announced.138The Astros have placed Jose Altuve on the 10-day IL with left oblique discomfort, the team announced. https://t.co/gkk0jW79ZSI blame the World Baseball Classic twitter.com/mlbonfox/statu…Ryan Bokros (blue check vurrfied saved my $8)@ryanbokrosThis is pretty good roster management before the break.No harm, no foul in making sure you have a full arm barn and a full dugout. Now neither is down a man.Rest, oh little king….rest. twitter.com/astros/status/…Houston Astros@astrosWe have recalled RHP Ronel Blanco and IF David Hensley from Triple A Sugar Land.2B Jose Altuve has been placed on the 10-day IL today with left oblique discomfort (retro to July 4). LHP Parker Mushinski was optioned to Triple A after yesterday’s game.390We have recalled RHP Ronel Blanco and IF David Hensley from Triple A Sugar Land.2B Jose Altuve has been placed on the 10-day IL today with left oblique discomfort (retro to July 4). LHP Parker Mushinski was optioned to Triple A after yesterday’s game.This is pretty good roster management before the break.No harm, no foul in making sure you have a full arm barn and a full dugout. Now neither is down a man.Rest, oh little king….rest. twitter.com/astros/status/…Cutter Whitley@imcutterbutterDestroyed himself beating the Rangers. That’s a sacrifice I have to respect. twitter.com/mlbonfox/statu…FOX Sports: MLB@MLBONFOXThe Astros have placed Jose Altuve on the 10-day IL with left oblique discomfort, the team announced.138The Astros have placed Jose Altuve on the 10-day IL with left oblique discomfort, the team announced. https://t.co/gkk0jW79ZSDestroyed himself beating the Rangers. That’s a sacrifice I have to respect. twitter.com/mlbonfox/statu…Jose Altuve sat out the beginning of the season due to a fractured right thumb suffered while playing in the World Baseball Classic. He returned to the lineup on May 19 but sat out from June 3-6 due to a similar oblique injury.This season, Altuve is batting .264 with six home runs and 18 RBIs.Jeremy Kaufman@JeremyIKaufmanThis is good admin work from the Astros. Having Hensley means playing with a full roster not a man down. twitter.com/astros/status/…Houston Astros@astrosWe have recalled RHP Ronel Blanco and IF David Hensley from Triple A Sugar Land.2B Jose Altuve has been placed on the 10-day IL today with left oblique discomfort (retro to July 4). LHP Parker Mushinski was optioned to Triple A after yesterday’s game.790We have recalled RHP Ronel Blanco and IF David Hensley from Triple A Sugar Land.2B Jose Altuve has been placed on the 10-day IL today with left oblique discomfort (retro to July 4). LHP Parker Mushinski was optioned to Triple A after yesterday’s game.This is good admin work from the Astros. Having Hensley means playing with a full roster not a man down. twitter.com/astros/status/…kind of happy padres fan@tatisplshomerAnthony Davis of the mlb twitter.com/mlbonfox/statu…FOX Sports: MLB@MLBONFOXThe Astros have placed Jose Altuve on the 10-day IL with left oblique discomfort, the team announced.48538The Astros have placed Jose Altuve on the 10-day IL with left oblique discomfort, the team announced. https://t.co/gkk0jW79ZSAnthony Davis of the mlb twitter.com/mlbonfox/statu…Trey DuBose@Trey_DuByBrantley, Urquidy and Alavarez all on the IL. Now Altuve is back on the IL again and has missed the majority of the year. McCullers and Garcia have been out for the year. All of this considered, the Astros are only 2 games out of the division lead. That’s wild. twitter.com/astros/status/…Houston Astros@astrosWe have recalled RHP Ronel Blanco and IF David Hensley from Triple A Sugar Land.2B Jose Altuve has been placed on the 10-day IL today with left oblique discomfort (retro to July 4). LHP Parker Mushinski was optioned to Triple A after yesterday’s game.70890We have recalled RHP Ronel Blanco and IF David Hensley from Triple A Sugar Land.2B Jose Altuve has been placed on the 10-day IL today with left oblique discomfort (retro to July 4). LHP Parker Mushinski was optioned to Triple A after yesterday’s game.Brantley, Urquidy and Alavarez all on the IL. Now Altuve is back on the IL again and has missed the majority of the year. McCullers and Garcia have been out for the year. All of this considered, the Astros are only 2 games out of the division lead. That’s wild. twitter.com/astros/status/…Altuve has been the on-field leader of the Astros for much of his 13-year MLB career. He won the 2017 American League Most Valuable Player award after leading the majors with a .346 batting average to go with 24 home runs and 81 RBIs. That season also saw the Astros lift the organization's first World Series championship.Serena@nyyserenaEveryone is going down man twitter.com/mlbonfox/statu…FOX Sports: MLB@MLBONFOXThe Astros have placed Jose Altuve on the 10-day IL with left oblique discomfort, the team announced.238The Astros have placed Jose Altuve on the 10-day IL with left oblique discomfort, the team announced. https://t.co/gkk0jW79ZSEveryone is going down man 😭 twitter.com/mlbonfox/statu…H-Town vs All Y’all@TXOFTKPSomebody fire the damn oblique coach. twitter.com/astros/status/…Houston Astros@astrosWe have recalled RHP Ronel Blanco and IF David Hensley from Triple A Sugar Land.2B Jose Altuve has been placed on the 10-day IL today with left oblique discomfort (retro to July 4). LHP Parker Mushinski was optioned to Triple A after yesterday’s game.70990We have recalled RHP Ronel Blanco and IF David Hensley from Triple A Sugar Land.2B Jose Altuve has been placed on the 10-day IL today with left oblique discomfort (retro to July 4). LHP Parker Mushinski was optioned to Triple A after yesterday’s game.Somebody fire the damn oblique coach. twitter.com/astros/status/…Albert Castillo@_AlbertC05Good decision with the All-Star break coming up in a few days twitter.com/mlbonfox/statu…FOX Sports: MLB@MLBONFOXThe Astros have placed Jose Altuve on the 10-day IL with left oblique discomfort, the team announced.48738The Astros have placed Jose Altuve on the 10-day IL with left oblique discomfort, the team announced. https://t.co/gkk0jW79ZSGood decision with the All-Star break coming up in a few days twitter.com/mlbonfox/statu…Altuve joins quite a list of Houston Astros players on the IL. In addition to Altuve, designated hitter Michael Brantley, left fielder Yordan Alvarez, as well as starting pitchers Jose Urquidy and Lance McCullers Jr. are all key members of the Houston roster currently out of action.AggieZach@AggieZach10All of the injuries... twitter.com/astros/status/…Houston Astros@astrosWe have recalled RHP Ronel Blanco and IF David Hensley from Triple A Sugar Land.2B Jose Altuve has been placed on the 10-day IL today with left oblique discomfort (retro to July 4). LHP Parker Mushinski was optioned to Triple A after yesterday’s game.70990We have recalled RHP Ronel Blanco and IF David Hensley from Triple A Sugar Land.2B Jose Altuve has been placed on the 10-day IL today with left oblique discomfort (retro to July 4). LHP Parker Mushinski was optioned to Triple A after yesterday’s game.All of the injuries... twitter.com/astros/status/… https://t.co/GLW5AQtnx7Jose Altuve an important cog for Houston AstrosJose Altuve of the Houston Astros slides in to score.Although he's batting 42 points lower than his career average of .306, Altuve remains an important cog for the Astros. He is signed to a seven-year, $163.5 million contract that runs through next season.Altuve is an eight-time All-Star and a six-time Silver Slugger. He has three AL batting titles and one Gold Glove.