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Gattis goes deep twice to hit 30-HR mark
- Updated: September 22, 2016
OAKLAND — The Astros’ most dangerous hitter in the second half of the season has been Evan Gattis, who came up big again in Wednesday’s 6-5 win over the A’s by blasting his 29th and 30th homers of the season to lead Houston to a sweep at the Coliseum.
Gattis, who also reached 100 career homers, is hitting .294 with 17 homers and 32 RBIs in 56 games since July 10, including six homers in his past 10 games. He hit a two-run shot in the sixth to give the Astros a 4-1 lead, and then added a solo blast in the eighth to put Houston ahead, 6-4.
“The approach has been working, and I’m just trying to finish strong,” said Gattis, who started the year on the disabled list and didn’t hit his second homer until May 17. “I don’t want to limp out the season. I want to sprint.”
With Jose Altuve and George Springer scuffling a bit at the plate over the last month, Yulieski Gurriel cooling off …
