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The Astros, who once led the division by seven games, are now in a dead heat with the Mariners with 42 games to go.
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Correa plays 1st game in Houston since trade as Bregman visits for 1st time since joining Red Sox
But while Correa was making his triumphant return home after the recent blockbuster trade that brought him back to the Houston Astros from the Minnesota Twins, Bregman was in the ballpark for the first time as a visitor after signing with the Boston Red Sox this offseason.
Hunter Brown pitched into the seventh inning and the Josh Hader-less bullpen held it down to make it three straight series wins for the Astros.
The Red Sox backup will start behind the plate Wednesday for Boston in the rubber game of its three-game series against Houston.
Leading 2-0 after five innings, the Red Sox blew the game open with home runs from Carlos Narvaez and Alex Bregman in the sixth, piling up 12 runs in the final four innings.
Houston Astros All-Star closer Josh Hader will be shut down from throwing for approximately three weeks after the team announced he has been diagnosed with left shoulder capsule strain
6) May threw 34 sweepers, 21 sinkers, 19 four-seam fastballs and 18 cutters, per Baseball Savant. He induced 12 swings and misses: six with his sweeper, three with his sinker, two with his four-seamer and one with his cutter.
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