Correa went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk during Tuesday's win over the Angels.

EDGE Analysis

Correa gave the Astros the lead for good with a two-run homer off Raisel Iglesias in the ninth inning. He also walked in the fourth. The long ball was the first of the year for the 26-year-old, who is batting .280 overall.

Correa batted sixth and went 1-for-4 in Sunday's 9-2 win over the Athletics.

EDGE Analysis

Correa opened the season as the fifth-place hitter but was dropped to sixth Sunday. That seems to run counter to expectations, as Houston was without two-hole hitter Michael Brantley (wrist). Instead, both Yordan Alvarez and Yuli Gurriel jumped above Correa.

Correa batted leadoff and went 3-for-3 with two RBI in Wednesday's spring game against the Marlins.

EDGE Analysis

Houston manager Dusty Baker declared Correa as a candidate to lead off along with center fielder Myles Straw. Wednesday's start was the third time this spring that Correa has hit leadoff and the first success he's had in that role. The Astros are looking to replace George Springer atop the batting order, and Correa brings a similar offensive style to Springer, while Straw offers a speed element.

Manager Dusty Baker said Wednesday that Correa and Myles Straw are the "leading candidates" to bat leadoff Opening Day for the Astros, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

EDGE Analysis

George Springer was the longtime leadoff man for Houston, but now that he's moved onto Toronto, Baker is in search of his new man atop the order. Correa has never batted leadoff in his major-league career, primarily hitting third or fourth. The 26-year-old struggled in 2020 with a .264/.326/.383 slash line, five homers and 25 RBI in 58 games, but he had an .845 OPS across the previous five seasons. Correa is the safer option between the two candidates since Straw has only 224 big-league plate appearances to his name, though the latter certainly provides more upside on the basepaths.

Correa agreed to a one-year, $11.7 million contract with the Astros on Saturday, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports.

EDGE Analysis

Correa was slated to go to arbitration during the offseason, but he was able to reach an agreement with Houston ahead of the case. The 26-year-old posted a .709 OPS with five home runs and 25 RBI over 58 games during the abbreviated 2020 season and will serve as the Astros' starting shortstop once again in 2021.

Correa went 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI in Game 6 of the ALCS.

EDGE Analysis

Correa didn't repeat his heroics of Game 5, but he still managed to rack up hits. He has now reached base in five of six games in the ALCS and 11 of 12 contests across the entirety of the postseason. That's resulted in a .372/.471/.814 line in 51 plate appearances, as he looks to help power the Astros to another World Series appearance.

Correa went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in the Astros' Game 5 win over the Rays on Thursday.

EDGE Analysis

The Astros were staring elimination in the face once again, but Correa kept their season alive another day with his game-winning homer off Tampa Bay relief ace Nick Anderson. Correa has now exceeded his home run output from the shortened regular season with six long balls in these playoffs. He's slashing .342/.457/.816 this postseason.

Correa went 1-for-4 with a solo homer in Monday's ALCS Game 2 loss against the Rays.

EDGE Analysis

Correa cut the deficit to two in the top of the sixth with a solo shot off Pete Fairbanks, but it didn't wind up being enough as the Astros lost their second game in a row. Still, it continues the shortstop's remarkable postseason. He's now hit five homers in eight games, the same total he recorded in 58 regular-season contests. He's slashing .423/.559/1.000, bringing his career postseason slash line to .268/.343/.536 in 58 games.

Correa went 3-for-5 with two homers and four RBI in Monday's ALDS Game 1 win over Oakland.

EDGE Analysis

Correa tied the game at 3-3 with a two-run homer off Chris Bassitt in the top of the fourth. In the top of the seventh, with his team up 7-5, he added an insurance run with a solo homer off Lou Trivino. He extended the Astros' lead to four in the very next frame with an RBI single. The shortstop now has 14 homers in 53 career playoff games and owns a career postseason wRC+ of 128, edging out his regular-season wRC+ of 127.

Correa went 2-for-4 with a solo homer in Wednesday's win against the Twins in Game 2 of the AL Wild Card Round.

EDGE Analysis

Correa's homer proved to be the deciding hit of the series, as his seventh-inning solo shot off Cody Stashak gave his team a 2-1 lead in a game the Astros would eventually win 3-1. He's now gone 3-for-6 with a pair of walks so far this postseason.