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- Updated: August 30, 2016
HOUSTON — A ground ball turned into an inning-ending double play, and just like that, Luke Gregerson was back.
The veteran reliever, pitching for the first time since Aug. 18 because of a nagging left ankle injury, needed only two pitches to get Oakland’s Yonder Alonso to hit into a 1-6-3 double play that ended the sixth inning of the Astros’ 6-0 victory Monday night at Minute Maid Park.
“It’s like riding a bike, you know?” Gregerson said. “You get out there and just do what we’ve been doing our whole lives. It was a nice way to get through that inning.”
Gregerson, who started the season as the Astros’ closer, has been one of Houston’s most effective relievers, though injuries have slowed him in the second half. In 21 appearances since June 6, he has allowed seven hits and three earned runs in 20 2/3 innings with 29 strikeouts. Opponents are hitting .101 against him in that span with a 0.63 WHIP.
It’s for that reason Astros manager A.J. …
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