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Carlos Correa breaks franchise single-season home run record for a shortstop

Carlos Correa’s first-inning home run Saturday gave the Astros’ rookie shortstop a couple of additional entries in the team record book.

Correa, playing in his 92nd game of the season, tied the single-season homers record for an Astros shortstop set by Dickie Thon in 1983 with a shot to left off Rangers starter Derek Holland.

He became the third Astros rookie to hit 20 homers in a season, joining George Springer a year ago and Lance Berkman, whose 21 homers in 2000 is a record for an Astros rookie.

david.barron@chron.com