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- Updated: August 5, 2016
HOUSTON — Astros outfielder Colby Rasmus has started wearing batting gloves recently because he’s developed blisters on his hands. They’re the product of a struggling slugger who has taken hundreds of extra hacks in the bowels of ballparks trying to find something to get him going.
Rasmus, who is the Astros’ highest-paid player this year at $15.8 million, entered Thursday’s series finale against the Blue Jays mired in a 3-for-63 slump. In 18 games since July 2, he managed just three hits, including two home runs, and walked three times while striking out 25 times. His batting average plummeted nearly 40 points to .213.
“The game is just kind of socking it to me a little bit,” he said. “I don’t feel down on myself. I’m not going to be down about it. I’m not going to make excuses. This is a tough game. We all know that. I was brought in here to do a job and I haven’t done it up to my own ability, so my pride is hurt a little in that respect. But I’m not going to stay down.
“We’ve still got time to go and we’ve still got a decent chance at this thing. I’m going to continue to work and try to get it going. Obviously, the other side and this game is not going to make it easy. I got to …
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