Stats of the Day: Trio of Astros have a blast

Here are four interesting items from around the big leagues on Wednesday …

• In the Astros’ 16-4 rout of the Twins, second baseman Jose Altuve, shortstop Carlos Correa and catcher Jason Castro each doubled and homered. This game marked the third in team history that three players had at least one double and one home run. The first game was played on Aug. 9, 2011 (J.D. Martinez, Brian Bogusevic and Jimmy Paredes), and the second contest came on Sept. 9, 2015 (Carlos Gomez, Colby Rasmus and Marwin Gonzalez).

Good grief, Castro. His two-run double makes it 16-4

— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) May 5, 2016

Good grief, Castro. His two-run double makes it 16-4

• Indians leadoff hitter Carlos Santana drew a pair of walks on Wednesday and now has 14 in 98 plate appearances for the year (a walk …

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