Correa’s 4 RBIs, Altuve’s 4 hits fuel Astros

MINNEAPOLIS — One of the most dynamic middle infields in baseball put on a show with the bats Tuesday night. Astros All-Star second baseman Jose Altuve went 4-for-4 — his seventh four-hit game this season — and shortstop Carlos Correa was 2-for-4 with four RBIs as Houston overcame three Twins homers in a 7-5 win at Target Field.

“No matter the situation, you need this kind of game — go out there, swing the bats, score some runs,” Altuve said. “Everybody was right there playing hard, and this is the team we are.”

Correa blasted a two-run homer in the first off left-hander Hector Santiago, but the Twins took a 4-2 lead in the fifth on back-to-back homers by former Astro Robbie Grossman and Brian Dozier. A two-run, bases-loaded single by Correa in the sixth tied the game at 4, and Altuve pushed the lead to 6-4 in the seventh with his fourth single.

“It’s been fun, man,” Correa said of hitting behind Altuve. “I’m not getting [RBIs] because I’m hitting with guys on base, I’m getting ribbies because he’s on base 60 percent of the time. He’s always on base. He’s been a key component, obviously, and the biggest piece of this puzzle. He’s been doing a great job.”

Santiago, a Trade Deadline acquisition who was making his home debut, allowed five runs (four earned) and seven hits in 5 1/3 innings, while Astros starter Mike Fiers (8-5) gave up four runs and five hits in five innings for the win.

“I kind of got into a little jam there in the sixth and couldn’t get out of it,” Santiago said. “I made some good pitches. [George] Springer got jammed and got it down the line. Altuve hit a good pitch off the plate and kept it up the middle. And Correa on a changeup, I thought I beat him, but he’s strong and hit it the other way.”

MOMENTS THAT MATTEREDAltuve continues road tear: After being held out Monday — and seeing his 202 consecutive-games-played streak snapped in the process — Altuve returned to the lineup with four hits. …

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