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Rasmus back with a bang and a rocket
- Updated: August 31, 2016
HOUSTON — The true measure of how much the Astros missed Colby Rasmus might not have been his outfield assist or his home run in the second inning of Tuesday’s 3-1 win over the A’s. The outpouring joy for Rasmus in the dugout after he slugged a homer in his first at-bat back from the disabled list was a clear sign his presence was missed as much as his bat.
Rasmus, in the lineup for the first time since Aug. 4, clubbed a homer off A’s starter Kendall Graveman in the second inning and threw out a runner at the plate on the day he was activated following surgery to remove a cyst in his ear three weeks ago.
“We all said ‘Welcome back’ to him,” Astros manager A.J. Hinch said. “That was a nice way to get back onto the active club. That’s exactly why you want him in the lineup. He can do that. It was a good matchup for him against Graveman. We didn’t do a lot. We did enough. Two homers and the walk and base hit, and that was pretty much the extent of our offense. It was nice to see him round the bases.”
The veteran outfielder had Aug. 10 surgery to remove a cyst in his right ear — a condition that appeared to adversely affect him at the plate for weeks. He was in a 3-for-66 slump before …
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