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Before he returns behind plate, Gattis hits winner
- Updated: May 18, 2016
CHICAGO — Astros slugger Evan Gattis will start at catcher for the first time since 2014 when he gets behind the plate for Thursday’s series finale against the White Sox, manager A.J. Hinch said on Tuesday. Gattis joined the club on Tuesday after spending 10 days at Double-A Corpus Christi. He went 2-for-4 with a go-ahead two-run homer in the 11th inning of a 6-5 win over the White Sox.
“I’m glad we called that guy up from Double-A,” manager A.J. Hinch joked. “That was a nice callup for the day. We welcomed him back. We certainly missed that type of at-bat. I was really happy he was able to give us the lead.”
Gattis, who caught for the Braves in 2013 and ’14, was used primarily as a designated hitter by the Astros in his first season in Houston last year. The team wanted him to get back behind the plate in the spring, but he underwent sports hernia surgery on Feb. 9 and missed all of …
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