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Finally at home in Houston, ex-Angel Martín Maldonado helps save Astros' season

ATLANTA — Carlos Correa couldn't help but chime in. On a night everyone else was raving about one of his favorite teammates, the Houston Astros shortstop wanted to speak up too. In the team's 9-5 win over the Atlanta Braves in Game 5 of the World Series on Sunday, a result that staved off elimination and sent the series back to Houston on Tuesday for Game 6, catcher Martín Maldonado was the ...

ATLANTA — Carlos Correa couldn't help but chime in.

On a night everyone else was raving about one of his favorite teammates, the Houston Astros shortstop wanted to speak up too.

In the team's 9-5 win over the Atlanta Braves in Game 5 of the World Series on Sunday, a result that staved off elimination and sent the series back to Houston on Tuesday for Game 6, catcher Martín Maldonado was the unexpected hero.

In the regular season, the 35-year-old veteran was one of the least productive hitters in

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