ATLANTA—Just in time, Carlos Correa and the Houston Astros broke out the bats. Because if they had waited any longer, this World Series would’ve been over. Staggered by Adam Duvall’s grand slam in the first inning, Correa and Alex Bregman ended their slumps in a hurry. They kept swinging, too, refusing to let their season slip away and rallying past the Atlanta Braves 9–5 early Monday to cut their Series deficit to 3–2. The Braves might not admit it was a deflating defeat; 66-year-old manager Brian Snitker is too steady and savvy for that. But by any measure in the Analytics Age, this had to sting. “I’m just glad we get to go back to Houston. That was our goal today,” Astros skipper Dusty Baker said. Correa came through with three hits after getting moved up to third in the lineup for Game 5 while Bregman was dropped to seventh. …
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