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Carlos Correa’s monster home flee lifts Astros to protect in ALCS Game 1

Carlos Correa and Jose Altuve came up within the grab for the Houston Astros of their 5-4 victory Friday night over the Boston Pink Sox in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series.

Down two runs within the sixth inning, Altuve hit his 20th postseason home flee to tie the sport at three runs apiece. The Houston infielder hit the homer off Pink Sox pitcher Tanner Houck.

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Houston Astros’ Jose Altuve celebrates after a two-flee home flee against the Boston Pink Sox for the duration of the sixth inning in Game 1 of baseball’s American League Championship Series Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, in Houston.
(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Within the next inning, Correa hit a monster solo home flee to give Houston the lead gradual within the sport. Correa dropped the bat and yelled to the dugout that it became once his time. Altuve would advance up within the next inning to add one extra flee on a sac flee.

Houston took a 1-0 lead within the sequence with the protect.

Boston took the lead within the third inning. The inning started with a Kiké Hernández home flee that tied the sport at 1-1- following a Yordan Alvarez sac-flee within the predominant inning. An Altuve fielding error allowed Xander Bogaerts to position Boston up one flee after which Hunter Renfroe doubled to attain Rafael Devers.

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Hernández would protect the sport shut with a rental flee off Astros closer Ryan Pressly to blueprint it 5-4. Nonetheless Pressly would salvage things beneath protect an eye fixed on and shut the door on Boston’s chances of a comeback.

Correa had the pinnacle performance of the night. He became once 3-for-4 with the home flee that place Houston up gradual within the sport. Chas McCormick became once also 3-for-4 and had a flee scored. Those two were the ideal Houston avid gamers who had multi-hit video games.

Houston Astros’ Carlos Correa hits a rental flee against the Boston Pink Sox for the duration of the seventh inning in Game 1 of baseball’s American League Championship Series Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, in Houston. 
(AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Houston Astros’ Carlos Correa celebrates a rental flee against the Boston Pink Sox for the duration of the seventh inning in Game 1 of baseball’s American League Championship Series Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, in Houston.
(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Houston starter Framber Valdez went 2 2/3 innings. He allowed three runs, two earned, on six hits and struck out two batters. Houston dilapidated seven pitchers after Valdez to beget the sport.

Hernández accomplished 4-for-5 with a double and two homers for Boston. Devers became once 2-for-5 within the sport to boot. Chris Sale went 2 2/3 innings with two strikeouts and an earned flee. The Pink Sox also dilapidated seven pitchers after relieving Sale.

Boston Pink Sox’s Enrique Hernandez celebrates after a rental flee against the Houston Astros for the duration of the third inning in Game 1 of baseball’s American League Championship Series Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, in Houston.
(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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Game 2 is made up our minds for Saturday at 4: 20 p.m. ET.

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