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After night of defensive gems, Correa exits hurt
- Updated: September 24, 2016
HOUSTON — Carlos Correa’s glovework took center stage for much of Friday night’s 10-6 loss to the Angels, but the one play he didn’t make — and the pain that followed — ended his night early and on a bitter note.
After the Angels stormed back to take a one-run lead in the top of the ninth, Correa attempted to make a diving grab on a bloop double by Rafael Ortega with an exit velocity of 63.6 mph, according to Statcast™, but he barely missed it and instead landed on his shoulder.
“If that ball drops and he doesn’t dive,” Astros manager A.J. Hinch said, “I probably feel a little better in my stomach than I do right now.”
Ortega’s double cleared the bases and put the Angels up by four, but to make matters …
