CHICAGO – At a hitters’ meeting before the American League Division Series, Astros shortstop Carlos Correa provided the cartography for what would be Houston’s fifth straight trip to the championship series.
“Guys, if we try to swing for home runs the way these guys do,” Correa told his teammates, referring to their opponent, the White Sox, “we’ll be going home. We’ve got to take our walks, stay short, hit the ball up the middle.”
The Astros never left the trail map. They stayed faithful to his direction, and wiped out Chicago in four games, the last one a 10-1 pasting that stood as the biggest blowout among the 56 all-time ALDS clinchers.