Carlos Correa and Kyle Tucker delivered back-to-back big hits in the 7th inning to help deliver the Astros a 9-4 win and a 2-0 lead in the ALDS over the Chicago White Sox.
Friday’s game was more back-and-forth than Thursday’s series opener. The Astros were down 4-2 before Yuli Gurriel’s two-run single in the fifth inning tied it. Then, in the 7th, Yordan Alvarez broke the tie by driving in Jose Altuve.
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But that was just the beginning of what was to come. Correa delivered a two-run double, followed immediately by Tucker’s two-run home run to stake the Astros to their 9-4 lead.
The series now takes a day off tomorrow before resuming Sunday in Chicago, where the Astros will have a chance to clinch their best-of-five series to advance to the American League Championship Series.