Correa, Blackmon snag Player of the Week honors
A pair of impressive showings at the plate during the past week have been rightfully honored by Major League Baseball, as Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa and Colorado Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon were announced Monday as Players of the Week for their respective leagues.
Correa led the way for the Astros during an impressive week for his club. The 21-year-old hit .333/.407/.875 with three home runs, four doubles, and six runs scored. His impressive work helped the streaking Astros move past their early-season struggles during their 5-1 week, as they now sit just 1 1/2 games out of a wild-card spot.
In Colorado, Blackmon put together a stellar .424/.472/.909 line with five homers and nine runs scored, while hitting safely in all seven of his team's games this week. Only once during the past week of play did the 29-year-old not have a multi-hit game.
This is the third time Blackmon's won the weekly award, but his first since the week of April 6, 2014. It's the first such honor for Correa.