Correa’s dazzling diving grab helps seal win

PITTSBURGH — Perhaps the biggest sigh of relief for Astros pitcher Ken Giles wasn’t that the laser hit back up the middle by Matt Joyce in the ninth inning Wednesday didn’t take his head off. It was that shortstop Carlos Correa was in just the right spot.

Correa, lined up on the right side of second base, made a diving grab behind the bag to snag the Joyce liner for the first out in the ninth inning. Giles struck out the next two batters to close out the Astros’ 5-4 win over the Pirates at PNC Park.

The ball was scorched. It had an exit velocity of 102.6 …

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