Carlos Correa and the Houston Astros broke out the bats just in time to extend this World Series, by rallying past the Atlanta Braves 9-5 to cut their Series deficit to 3-2.
The Houston Astros moved closer to the AL West title with a 10-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. Framber Valdez pitched seven strong innings, González and Maldonado both homered.
Jake Meyers and Marwin Gonzalez hit consecutive homers in a three-run second inning, Kyle Tucker had a home run among his three hits, as the Astros beat the Rangers 7-2.
José Marmolejos hit a tiebreaking, two-run single with two outs in the ninth inning and J.P. Crawford padded the lead with two-run homer as the Seattle Mariners avoided a sweep with an 8-5 win over the Houston Astros.
Despite a dropoff last year (.247, 16 HR, 68 RBIs), the Twins will pay Gonzalez $21 million for the next two years even though they don't really have a spot for him.
Astro's Josh James struck out seven and scattered four hits over 5 1/3 innings to help Houston eliminate the Mariners from AL West contention with a 7-0 victory.