• • • Jose Altuve’s towering home run to left field was the lasting vignette of Monday’s 6-1 win over the Royals, with Altuve rounding the bases and passing in front of the Royals’ own second baseman, Omar Infante, as the Astros cruised to begin a three-game series. Everyone already knows Altuve — who already has as many homers as he did last year, seven — is more deserving of a starting All-Star bid, yet it’s Infante who’s presently leading the fan balloting.