Correa, Bregman flash All-Star worthy power
KANSAS CITY -- Sure, Evan Gattis' sixth-inning grand slam ruled the day, but Alex Bregman and Carlos Correa got the fun started in the Astros' 7-3 win over the Royals on Friday night with some long ball of their own.Bregman and Correa both hit solo homers in the fourth inning
KANSAS CITY -- Sure, Evan Gattis' sixth-inning grand slam ruled the day, but
Bregman and Correa both hit solo homers in the fourth inning against Royals starter Jakob Junis, tying the game at 2 to answer a Mike Moustakas two-run double in the third. Gattis hit a grand slam in the sixth to put the Astros ahead, 6-3.
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Bregman's ninth jack of the season traveled a projected 368 feet down the left-field line, and Correa hit a mammoth 455-foot blast to left that was 112.8-mph off the bat, according to Statcast™.
"I knew it was a ball down the line and I tried to get inside it," Bregman said. "I caught it right."
The homer by Correa was the second-hardest hit of his career, trailing only a 113.5-mph jack on April 6, 2016. It was also his fifth-longest homer. The hit by Bregman extended his on-base streak to 26 consecutive games.
The Astros have hit 18 home runs during their nine-game winning streak.
Brian McTaggart has covered the Astros since 2004, and for MLB.com since 2009. Follow @brianmctaggart on Twitter and listen to his podcast.