Puerto Rican Carlos Correa, Cuban Yordan Álvarez and Venezuelan José Altuve managed a solo round every Thursday. in the Astros 6-2 victory over Athletics at Minute Maid Park. The ninth from Houston, who went 6-1 by Friday, set a franchise record with 15 home runs in the first seven games that started the season and led the majors in this regard until 2021.
Astros also ranks second in the major standings, with 51 points, behind the Reds (57). Houston has scored six or more rounds in six of its games so far this season.
“This team has the ability to hit and work hard in spring training,” said Astros manager Dusty Baker. “I’ve never seen boys practice hitting so hard. They hit in the morning before training, they hit during training, they hit after training. … Those guys love to hit. I had no expectations. I’d like to see [qué pasa] when the lower part of the control lights up ”.