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- Updated: May 30, 2016
PHOENIX — The Astros have had the reputation for the past few years as an offense that relies on the home run, and that’s largely true. They showed Monday afternoon, though, that they can do some damage without hitting the ball out of the park.
In an 8-3 win over the D-backs at Chase Field, the Astros scored as many as eight runs without hitting a homer for the first time since Aug. 9, 2014. Ten of their 13 hits were singles, with George Springer going 3-for-4 with two runs scored to lead the way.
“We scored eight runs early and got out of the gates hot, and it was nice to do it without the benefit of the home run,” Astros manager A.J. Hinch said. “We got a couple of good hits when we needed it, we got a couple of timely, well-located hits, and we continued to tack on and chase their starter out of the game early.
“We got to see a lot of …
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