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Springer’s slam continues strong homecoming
- Updated: May 14, 2016
BOSTON — A home run to remember wound up being overshadowed by a game to forget.
Astros right fielder George Springer continued his impressive homecoming by hitting a second-inning grand slam off Red Sox starter Clay Buchholz to give his team a three-run lead Saturday, but those wound up being the final runs Houston scored in a crushing 6-5 loss at Fenway Park.
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Springer, who grew up a Red Sox fan in New Britain, Conn., has gone 6-for-15 with two homers and eight RBIs in the first three games of the series at Fenway Park. He hit a go-ahead two-run homer Friday and has posted four RBIs in consecutive games.
“Just hit the ball hard,” Springer said. “I’m not really trying to do anything special. Just hit the ball hard and try …
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