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- Updated: August 24, 2016
PITTSBURGH — When Astros catcher Evan Gattis crushed a Gerrit Cole pitch and sent it sailing over the wall in center in the second inning of Wednesday’s 5-4 win over the Pirates, he quietly reached 20 home runs for the fourth consecutive season.
Gattis, who began the year on the disabled list following hernia surgery, has hit at least 20 blasts in each of his first four big league seasons — two with the Braves and two with the Astros. After clubbing a career-high 27 last year, he’s hitting .241 with 20 homers and 51 RBIs in 2016, tying him with Jose Altuve for second on the club in homers and fourth on the team in RBIs.
“It means a lot to me, hitting 20 for four years,” he said. “It’s definitely a milestone. I’m just glad it …
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