HOUSTON -- Before Carlos Correa led off the seventh inning, Rangers starter Colby Lewis had retired 12 straight, using his low-90s fastball ahead in counts while mixing in a slider to hold Houston to only two hits.
As he did to many hitters before, Lewis got Correa in a two-strike count, forcing the rookie to alter his mindset with his team down 4-0.
"Definitely wasn't trying to get big or hit a home run," Correa said.
"But it happened."
Correa clobbered the 2-2 offering to center for his eighth homer of the year, which traveled 430 feet according to Statcast™ and hit just below the gas pump near Tal's Hill.