While the race for the top of the American League West continues to be a battle between the Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners, one move made by the Astros at the MLB trade deadline may ultimately swing the division (and maybe more) in their favor.
Since reuniting with Carlos Correa through a stunning trade with the Minnesota Twins, Correa has done nothing but rake for the Astros at the plate, slashing .405/.476/.622 in his nine games back in orange.
Correa, who was drafted first overall by the Astros in the 2012 draft and played his first seven seasons in Houston, pieced together his fifth consecutive multi-hit game on Sunday in the Bronx as Houston defeated the New York Yankees, 7-1.
Going 2-for-5 with a solo homer on Sunday as Houston took two of three from the Yankees on the road, Correa continued to show that the Astros’ decision to bring him back to fill the need at third base was a wise one.
