VIDEO: Rasmus stays hot with 5th HR in October
Colby Rasmus entered the ALDS with four home runs in four games since Oct. 1, including the go-ahead solo shot in the Houston Astros' wild-card win over the New York Yankees.
In Game 1 against the Kansas City Royals on Thursday, he continued his Reggie Jackson impression with his second home run of the postseason to give the Astros a three-run lead in their 5-2 win at Kauffman Stadium.
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"It gets the hair on my back standing up," Rasmus told reporters post-game, though Jesse Spector of Sporting News was understandably confused by the comment.
What hair on Colby Rasmus’ back? https://t.co/DB0VRGYGso pic.twitter.com/zLdtjAPQhK
— Jesse Spector (@jessespector) October 9, 2015
With the solo blast, Rasmus tied an MLB record - shared by four other players - by recording an extra-base hit in each of his first five career postseason games.
The 29-year-old hit a career-high 25 home runs in his first season as an Astro, fashioning a .238/.314/.475 batting line.