The Houston Astros made a major statement over the weekend with a dominating sweep over the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers in their own building. While getting it done against a terrific team on the road and continuing to play great baseball feels amazing for the team as a whole,

The Astros placed first baseman Christian Walker on paternity leave Monday before the start of a three-game series against the Guardians.

The Astros called up Kenedy Corona from Sugar Land to replace Christian Walker, who will miss between one and three games on paternity list.