Gattis impresses at plate, and behind it

HOUSTON — Evan Gattis always looks the part of a slugger. Even when he shaved his signature beard prior to this season, his burly figure and mammoth arms just make him look like he’s built for power.

Since returning from a Minor League stint earlier this month, during which he worked on playing catcher, Gattis has shown off that power in great measure, and he did it again in Houston’s 4-3 win against Baltimore on Wednesday night.

Pressed into catching duty after Tuesday’s 13-inning affair, Gattis kickstarted another Houston power surge en route to a win with a two-run screaming liner that barely cleared the left-field porch in Minute Maid Park, putting Houston up, 3-1, in the fourth inning.

“He’s a real threat, he’s a real danger, especially in this ballpark, when he doesn’t have to try to do too much to pull,” Houston manager A.J. Hinch said. “Anything he hits to left is essentially off that scoreboard or over. And that brings some comfort for him.”

Gattis has added an extra dimension to Houston’s dormant #CrushCity moniker — a popular hashtag when Houston launched 230 homers last season. Gattis has four home runs while recording a hit in seven of eight games since his time with Double-A Corpus Christi.

Hitch said he thought Gattis, who missed much of …

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