Monday night's game between the Boston Red Sox and Houston Astros at Daikin Park -- a 7-6 win for the host Astros -- was not only a key matchup between American League contenders, it also occasioned the returns of three players essential to the Astros' past, present, and future.

To wit, Carlos Correa was making his first appearance at the Astros' home ballpark since the pre-deadline trade that sent him from the Twins back to the franchise with which he spent the first seven years of his MLB career. As well, Alex Bregman was making his first trip back to Houston since he signed a free-agent contract with the Red Sox this past offseason. Bregman, like Correa, had been an Astros lifer before free agency took him elsewhere. Finally, Monday's game marked Houston starting pitcher

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