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- Updated: September 12, 2016
HOUSTON — On most nights, chasing Cubs ace Jake Arrieta from a game in the sixth inning by pushing across a pair of runs and then loading the bases later in the frame with one out would probably cause Astros manager A.J. Hinch to smile.
The Astros trailed the Cubs by six runs when Evan Gattis and Colby Rasmus came to the plate in the sixth inning with the bases loaded. But both players flied out to center against reliever Justin Grimm, and Houston never recovered offensively despite back-to-back homers from Yulieski Gurriel and Gattis to start the ninth inning of the 9-5 loss.
“Very proud of our guys …
