ATLANTA, GA (SNN-TV) – Going into a potential series clinching Game 5 for the Atlanta Braves, Carlos Correa and the Houston Astros broke out the bats, just in time.
Staggered by Adam Duvall’s grand slam in the first inning, Correa and Alex Bregman ended their slumps in a hurry. They kept swinging, too, refusing to let their season slip away and rallying past the Atlanta Braves 9-5 early Monday to cut their Series deficit to 3-2.
Correa came through with three hits after getting moved up to third in the lineup for Game 5 while Bregman was dropped to seventh. Martín 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.
A matchup of bullpens turned into the first high-scoring game of this Fall Classic, and the highest-scoring team in the majors this year won it.
With momentum seemingly swung in the Astros favor, they head back home, as Game 6 is Tuesday night in Houston.
