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HOUSTON (AP)—Geoff Blum(notes) beat the Houston Astros with a home run in the 2005 World Series when he played for the Chicago White Sox.
Now, he’s delivered game-winning hits for the Astros on consecutive days.
Blum singled to down the right-field line off Jose Ascanio(notes) in the 13th inning on Thursday to score Hunter Pence(notes) and lift the Astros to a 2-1 win over the Chicago Cubs.
On Wednesday, Blum singled with the bases loaded in the ninth to lift Houston to another 2-1 victory over the Cubs.
The third baseman is the first Houston player with winning hits in back-to-back games since Derek Bell did it on July 20-21, 1996, against Atlanta.
“I’m not sure the technical term, but deja vu is something that happens over and over,” Blum said. “Right now, it happened twice. It feels good. It’s just nice to win.”
Now, he’s delivered game-winning hits for the Astros on consecutive days.
Blum singled to down the right-field line off Jose Ascanio(notes) in the 13th inning on Thursday to score Hunter Pence(notes) and lift the Astros to a 2-1 win over the Chicago Cubs.
On Wednesday, Blum singled with the bases loaded in the ninth to lift Houston to another 2-1 victory over the Cubs.
The third baseman is the first Houston player with winning hits in back-to-back games since Derek Bell did it on July 20-21, 1996, against Atlanta.
“I’m not sure the technical term, but deja vu is something that happens over and over,” Blum said. “Right now, it happened twice. It feels good. It’s just nice to win.”