Springer collects 6 hits for Astros

Statcast: Springer's 462-ft. HR OAKLAND -- Outfielder George Springer became the first Astros player to collect six hits in a nine-inning game on Monday night in Oakland.

Springer doubled and scored against A's starter Brett Anderson to start the game and slugged a 462-foot three-run homer in the second that put the Astros ahead, 5-0. He singled and scored in the fourth and had infield singles in the fifth and seventh innings. His sixth hit came in the ninth, a ground ball up the middle.

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The only other six-hit game in Astros history was by Hall of Famer Joe Morgan on July 8, 1965, in a game that went 12 innings.

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