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

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.

Wendle went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run in Tuesday's win during Game 3 of the ALCS against the Astros.

Wendle had gone 0-for-9 with six strikeouts over the last four games, but he took part in the Rays' five-run rally during the sixth inning Tuesday to put the team within one win of advancing to the World Series. The 30-year-old has a .357 OBP with two RBI and one stolen base during these playoffs.

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

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.

Diaz went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run during Wednesday's loss to the Athletics in Game 3 of the ALDS.

Diaz hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning off Jesus Luzardo, knocking in Yuli Gurriel to square the game at 4-4. The veteran made the most out of his first postseason start in 2020, considering the round tripper was his first ever in the playoffs.

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

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.

Anderson went 3-for-5 with a run scored in Wednesday's Game 2 loss to the Athletics.

He now has three hits in each of the two games in this series, as Anderson's bat has stayed hot this postseason. Look for him to lead off again in Thursday's deciding Game 3.

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.

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.

Wendle is out of the lineup Wednesday for Game 2 of the Rays' wild-card series with the Blue Jays, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

Wendle ended the regular season in an everyday role at third base, but he may morph into more of a utility man during the postseason with Yandy Diaz (hamstring) back from the injured list. Though Wendle drew the start at the hot corner and went 0-for-2 with a walk and a run Tuesday in Tampa Bay's 3-1 win, he'll cede the position to Diaz in Game 2.

Adames went 0-for-2 with a walk while recording a stolen base Tuesday in a win over the Blue Jays in Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Round.

Adames struggled throughout September but managed to record a stolen base while Robbie Ray was on the mound. He only stole two bases during the year but got a good jump on Danny Jansen during the fourth inning. The 25-year-old recorded a slash line of .259/.332/.481 during the 2020 regular season.

Bogaerts went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's 9-1 win over the Braves.

With the pair of hits, Bogaerts finishes 2020 with a nice round number in the batting average category -- it's his second straight season batting .300 or better. He had an .867 OPS, 11 homers and eight steals in 225 plate appearances. Bogaerts is under contract with Boston long term, although that does not mean a trade is off the table this winter.