Behind red-hot Altuve, Correa racking up RBIs

OAKLAND — Each time Astros second baseman Jose Altuve reaches base — and that has been rather frequent this year — shortstop Carlos Correa’s RBI total seems to creep upward. Correa added three more RBIs in Wednesday’s 7-0 win over the A’s at the Coliseum, pushing his team lead to 62.

Correa, who hits fourth in the lineup right behind the red-hot Altuve, drew a bases-loaded walk in the second inning and added a two-run bloop single in the eighth to push the Astros’ lead to 5-0. He has 29 RBIs since June 20, which is the most in the Major Leagues in that span (Albert Pujols had 27 entering Wednesday’s game against Texas).  

“As long as he hits in the middle of the order, and if George [Springer] gets on and Marwin [Gonzalez] and Altuve in front of him, he’s got a lot of opportunities,” Astros manager A.J. Hinch said. “He’s got a guy hitting in …

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