Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve was scratched from Tuesday's game due to a sore left oblique, but he has not yet been put on the injured list.Astros general manager Dana Brown told reporters Wednesday that Altuve's ailing oblique is not as bad as a similar injury he suffered earlier this season. However, the superstar second baseman is likely still going to be out through next week's All-Star break."I don't think there's any rush to bring him back," Brown said.Our Esquina@OurEsquinaAstros GM Dana Brown says Jose Altuve’s oblique ailment isn’t as bad as the one he had earlier this year. #Ready2Reign They will reevaluate more tomorrow.16530Astros GM Dana Brown says Jose Altuve’s oblique ailment isn’t as bad as the one he had earlier this year. #Ready2Reign They will reevaluate more tomorrow. https://t.co/y3jDTotqPsJose Altuve tweaked his left oblique while taking batting practice prior to the Astros' 4-1 defeat of the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday. Houston capped a two-game sweep of the visiting Rockies on Wednesday, winning 6-4 with Mauricio Dubon going 2-for-4 with one RBI while playing second in Altuve's absence.Michael Schwab@michaelschwab13Potentially excellent news twitter.com/ouresquina/sta…Our Esquina@OurEsquinaAstros GM Dana Brown says Jose Altuve’s oblique ailment isn’t as bad as the one he had earlier this year. #Ready2Reign They will reevaluate more tomorrow.1398Astros GM Dana Brown says Jose Altuve’s oblique ailment isn’t as bad as the one he had earlier this year. #Ready2Reign They will reevaluate more tomorrow. https://t.co/y3jDTotqPsPotentially excellent news twitter.com/ouresquina/sta…Martin Hajovsky@MartinHajovskyThat rabbit foot is coming in handy. twitter.com/ouresquina/sta…Our Esquina@OurEsquinaAstros GM Dana Brown says Jose Altuve’s oblique ailment isn’t as bad as the one he had earlier this year. #Ready2Reign They will reevaluate more tomorrow.16530Astros GM Dana Brown says Jose Altuve’s oblique ailment isn’t as bad as the one he had earlier this year. #Ready2Reign They will reevaluate more tomorrow. https://t.co/y3jDTotqPsThat rabbit foot is coming in handy. twitter.com/ouresquina/sta…forever astros 🧡⚾️@myforeverastrosok this is good news twitter.com/ouresquina/sta…Our Esquina@OurEsquinaAstros GM Dana Brown says Jose Altuve’s oblique ailment isn’t as bad as the one he had earlier this year. #Ready2Reign They will reevaluate more tomorrow.1530Astros GM Dana Brown says Jose Altuve’s oblique ailment isn’t as bad as the one he had earlier this year. #Ready2Reign They will reevaluate more tomorrow. https://t.co/y3jDTotqPsok this is good news 👌 twitter.com/ouresquina/sta…The Astros sent Jose Altuve for an MRI while the team played on Wednesday. Brown said that the team will review the test results on Thursday before determining whether an IL stint is necessary for the 33-year-old superstar.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.2x World Series Champion Doug Dimmadome@jalex_819Jose Altuve got the heal factor like Wolverine twitter.com/ouresquina/sta…Our Esquina@OurEsquinaAstros GM Dana Brown says Jose Altuve’s oblique ailment isn’t as bad as the one he had earlier this year. #Ready2Reign They will reevaluate more tomorrow.193Astros GM Dana Brown says Jose Altuve’s oblique ailment isn’t as bad as the one he had earlier this year. #Ready2Reign They will reevaluate more tomorrow. https://t.co/y3jDTotqPsJose Altuve got the heal factor like Wolverine twitter.com/ouresquina/sta…Jeremy Branham@JeremyBranhamI guess it was something 🤷‍♂️twitter.com/jeremybranham/… twitter.com/ouresquina/sta…Our Esquina@OurEsquinaAstros GM Dana Brown says Jose Altuve’s oblique ailment isn’t as bad as the one he had earlier this year. #Ready2Reign They will reevaluate more tomorrow.31Astros GM Dana Brown says Jose Altuve’s oblique ailment isn’t as bad as the one he had earlier this year. #Ready2Reign They will reevaluate more tomorrow. https://t.co/y3jDTotqPsI guess it was something 🤷‍♂️twitter.com/jeremybranham/… twitter.com/ouresquina/sta…Bregman’s Wheelbarrow@newguymeltzGood news twitter.com/ouresquina/sta…Our Esquina@OurEsquinaAstros GM Dana Brown says Jose Altuve’s oblique ailment isn’t as bad as the one he had earlier this year. #Ready2Reign They will reevaluate more tomorrow.81Astros GM Dana Brown says Jose Altuve’s oblique ailment isn’t as bad as the one he had earlier this year. #Ready2Reign They will reevaluate more tomorrow. https://t.co/y3jDTotqPsGood news twitter.com/ouresquina/sta…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.DefendingChampsKC62@KCinCypress62This makes me feel better. twitter.com/OurEsquina/sta…Our Esquina@OurEsquinaAstros GM Dana Brown says Jose Altuve’s oblique ailment isn’t as bad as the one he had earlier this year. #Ready2Reign They will reevaluate more tomorrow.21Astros GM Dana Brown says Jose Altuve’s oblique ailment isn’t as bad as the one he had earlier this year. #Ready2Reign They will reevaluate more tomorrow. https://t.co/y3jDTotqPsThis makes me feel better. twitter.com/OurEsquina/sta…Dugout Mom Tricia@TriciaMathisonHappy, happy, happy! twitter.com/OurEsquina/sta…Our Esquina@OurEsquinaAstros GM Dana Brown says Jose Altuve’s oblique ailment isn’t as bad as the one he had earlier this year. #Ready2Reign They will reevaluate more tomorrow.530Astros GM Dana Brown says Jose Altuve’s oblique ailment isn’t as bad as the one he had earlier this year. #Ready2Reign They will reevaluate more tomorrow. https://t.co/y3jDTotqPsHappy, happy, happy! twitter.com/OurEsquina/sta…Ben Talisman@bentalisman8099Thank God this is great news 🏻 twitter.com/ouresquina/sta…Our Esquina@OurEsquinaAstros GM Dana Brown says Jose Altuve’s oblique ailment isn’t as bad as the one he had earlier this year. #Ready2Reign They will reevaluate more tomorrow.16530Astros GM Dana Brown says Jose Altuve’s oblique ailment isn’t as bad as the one he had earlier this year. #Ready2Reign They will reevaluate more tomorrow. https://t.co/y3jDTotqPsThank God this is great news 🙏🏻 twitter.com/ouresquina/sta…Altuve has been the on-field leader of the Astros for much of his 13-year MLB career spent entirely with Houston. 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 in a season that saw the Astros win the organization's first World Series championship.Kinneyster@kinneysterHoly shit, thought this was going to be bad. Potentially excellent news twitter.com/ouresquina/sta…Our Esquina@OurEsquinaAstros GM Dana Brown says Jose Altuve’s oblique ailment isn’t as bad as the one he had earlier this year. #Ready2Reign They will reevaluate more tomorrow.130Astros GM Dana Brown says Jose Altuve’s oblique ailment isn’t as bad as the one he had earlier this year. #Ready2Reign They will reevaluate more tomorrow. https://t.co/y3jDTotqPsHoly shit, thought this was going to be bad. Potentially excellent news twitter.com/ouresquina/sta…Jose 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.In 13 years with the Astros, Altuve is an eight-time All-Star and a six-time Silver Slugger with three AL batting titles and one Gold Glove.