Carlos Correa and the Houston Astros broke out the bats just in time to extend this World Series. Staggered by Adam Duvall’s grand slam in the first inning, Correa and Alex Bregman ended their slumps in a hurry. Game 6 is Tuesday night in Houston.
Because if they had waited any longer, this World Series would’ve been over.
“I’m just glad we get to go back to Houston. That was our goal today,” Astros skipper Dusty Baker said.Correa came through with three hits after getting moved up to third in the lineup for Game 5 while Bregman was dropped to seventh. Martin Maldonado found three different ways to drive in runs and pinch-hitter Marwin Gonzalez blooped a two-out, two-run single in the fifth for a 7-5 lead.
The star shortstop doubled and singled twice, driving in two runs. His RBI single in the eighth inning padded the lead and as Altuve got congrats in the dugout after scoring, the Fox TV mics picked up someone on the bench yelling “It’s time!” Duvall’s slam sent a dozen Braves careening from the dugout, a full-out frenzy of hollering, twirling and dancing.
Indeed, any victory party was premature — even after Freddie Freeman’s long homer put Atlanta ahead 5-4.ADVERTISEMENTNo team has clinched a World Series at home since the 2013 Red Sox. For Jose Altuve and the Astros to do it, they must win twice at Minute Maid Park — the last club to overcome a 3-1 Series deficit was the Cubs against Cleveland in 2016.Davidson wasn’t even on the postseason roster a week ago.
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