German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer once wrote, "The common man is not concerned about the passage of time, the man of talent is driven by it."

On Friday night, the crowd at Minute Maid Park witnessed one player who that quote describes from his hat to his cleats in Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa. His 350-foot solo shot down the left-field line on Boston Red Sox reliever Hansel Robles helped the Astros take control of a tied ball game.

It also energized the crowd as the Astros would take Game 1 of the American League Championship Series in a 5-4 victory over the Red Sox.

“It is visualizing the moment,” said Correa “When I am on deck, I am visualizing where I want the pitch to start. I am visualizing a tunnel and what I want to do with it.”

Correa, who went 3-for-4 at the plate on Friday, passed Albert Pujols for most postseason RBI of any active MLB player (55) and ranks 5th in postseason RBI (55) in MLB history. His 18th career postseason home run ties him with Nelson Cruz, Reggie Jackson, and Mickey Mantle for seventh-most in MLB postseason history.

"He is amazing,” Astros shortstop Jose Altuve said in his press conference. “He likes this kind of game. He wants to go out there and hit big homers. It seems like he expects to go out there and do it, so if you're expecting something, eventually you're going to make it happen, and that's him. He is the leader of our team and the number one reason we are in the playoffs.”

Big at-bats are nothing new to Correa this postseason. During Game 4 of the ALDS against the Chicago White Sox, Houston trailed 1-0 in the top of the third inning. Correa stepped to the plate and hit a two-run double to give the Astros the lead in a game they would eventually win 10-1 and advance to their fifth consecutive ALCS.

It was also that at-bat in Chicago where he would come up with his new celebration of tapping his wrist to signify that it was his time. He repeated that celebration as he stood at the plate in the bottom of the seventh inning as his home run sailed into the Crawford Boxes in left field.

Correa smiled when answering the question on what he was referencing in the celebration.

“It’s to my teammates,” said a smiling Correa to reporters. “When the playoffs start they say, ‘it is your time now to go out there, hit homers.’ They told me to hit the watch when I hit the homer.

"I did it in Chicago [in the ALDS] the first time on my own, and today they told me, 'if you hit a homer, hit them with the, it's your time.'"

Houston will take on Boston in Game 2 of the ALCS at Minute Maid Park on Saturday. The first pitch is 3:20 PM CST.