Correa went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 9-8 win over the Orioles.
Correa opened the scoring with a two-run blast in the first inning before adding a single in the fifth. The 30-year-old has now hit safely in eight straight games, batting .338 with six extra-base hits, 12 RBI and 11 runs scored since rejoining the Astros on Aug. 1. For the season, he's slashing .281/.333/.405 with 10 homers, 43 RBI and 51 runs scored across 451 plate appearances.
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Astros' Carlos Correa: Getting breather Wednesday
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Correa is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Red Sox.
It's the first day off for Correa since he was traded back to the Astros at the deadline. Houston will have Ramon Urias at third base and batting seventh in Wednesday's rubber match with Boston.
Astros' Carlos Correa: Five straight multi-hit games
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Correa went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and two runs scored Sunday against the Yankees.
Correa has been on a tear since re-joining the Astros at the trade deadline. Sunday's homer marked his second across nine starts in August, and he has also chipped in six RBI and six runs scored. Impressively, Correa has five consecutive multi-hit performances and has an eight-game hit streak overall.
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Astros' Carlos Correa: Six-game hitting streak
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Correa went 2-for-3 with two walks and an RBI on Friday against the Yankees.
Correa has hit very well since the All-Star break, going 21-for-63 with one home run, five RBI and nine runs scored across 17 contests. Friday's performance extended his hitting streak to six games, which includes four multi-hit performances. Correa has primarily hit cleanup since joining the Astros, so he should be able to record strong counting stats in the final two months of the regular season.
Correa went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Sunday against the Red Sox.
Correa accounted for Houston's only run Sunday with his eighth home run of the season and first since he was traded to Houston on Thursday. He's taken over as the Astros' primary third baseman while hitting either third or fourth in the order.
Astros' Carlos Correa: Batting cleanup in return to Astros
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Correa (illness) is batting fourth and starting at third base in Friday's game against the Red Sox.
Correa was out of the lineup Wednesday in Minnesota with an illness before he was traded back to the Astros on Thursday. With Jeremy Pena (ribs) activated from the IL on Friday, Correa will man third base moving forward for Houston. The 30-year-old is slashing .267/.319/.386 with seven home runs, 31 RBI, 40 runs scored and a 26:68 BB:K across 364 plate appearances this season. Returning to the Astros could wake up his bat.
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Astros' Carlos Correa: Headed back to Houston
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The Astros acquired Correa (illness) and cash from the Twins on Thursday in exchange for left-hander Matt Mikulski, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
Correa agreed to waive his no-trade clause to return to the team where he spent his first seven seasons in the big leagues. Though he's played exclusively at shortstop throughout his professional career, Correa is slated to take over at third base for the Astros, filling the spot vacated by the injured Isaac Paredes (hamstring), who could be done for the remainder of the season. Correa has slashed a disappointing .267/.319/.386 with seven home runs in 93 contests this season. He is owed around $12 million for the remainder of this season and $92 million over the next three years. Correa didn't play in the Twins' last game Wednesday after experiencing lightheadedness Tuesday, but he should be fine to play for the Astros this weekend in Boston.
Correa (illness) is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox.
Correa exited Tuesday's 8-5 loss after feeling lightheaded, although it's unclear if that's the reason for his absence from Wednesday's lineup. He is also rumored to be drawing trade interest from the Astros as Thursday's deadline approaches, per Bob Nightengale of USA Today. Brooks Lee will start at shortstop and bat second in Wednesday's series finale.
