On Wednesday, Houston Astros outfielder George Springer hit a walk-off three-run homer to cap a five-RBI night and edge the Seattle Mariners in 13 innings.
Springer didnât wait nearly as long on Thursday before jumping the yard on the Mâs. Thatâs because he instead smoked a BP-quality fastball from Ariel Miranda to begin the bottom of the first inning:
Get hot, stay hot! pic.twitter.com/MOBQbb3ndM
— Houston Astros (@astros) April 7, 2017
George Springer crushes a baseball pic.twitter.com/VIE4s3JomZ
— Daren Willman (@darenw) April 7, 2017
Springer entered the game batting .308/.357/.846. If that wasnât enough, however, he later added a nifty little catch down the right-field foul line:
Sure, the stumble into the stands came after the catch, but thatâs besides the point -- Springer is really good at this baseball thing, and heâs authoring an outstanding start to the new season.
If the Astros keep rolling -- and theyâre 3-0 so far -- Springer will be a big reason why.