When Adolis Garcia all but ended Game 6 on Sunday night with his ninth-inning grand slam, he added yet another dramatic chapter to a memorable ALCS, as the Texas Rangers forced a Game 7 against the rival Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park.
stood at home plate to watch his ninth-inning grand slam soar toward the Crawford Boxes in left field at Minute Maid Park Sunday night, and in that moment, the perspective of everyone in the building seemed to shift.fans immediately flooded the aisles to get out of the park, and Astros players made three outs on four pitches in the bottom of the ninth inning -- perhaps in a hurry to move on to the deciding Game 7 of a series that has been wholly dominated by the visiting teams.
Scherzer joined the Rangers' postgame celebration briefly before escaping the clubhouse without speaking with reporters. Texas officials announced after the game that Garcia would not be available., who is an important set-up for Astros Manager Dusty Baker. Abreu was suspended for hitting Adolis Garcia with a pitch in Game 5, and about an hour before Game 6, he appealed that suspension -- and that case will be heard Monday, presumably before the start of the night game.
With Texas leading 3-2 in the seventh inning, Bochy relieved Eovaldi."The makeup of this man, it's amazing," Bochy said."He wants to be out there in a game like this. He has great stuff, four pitches. He's got really good focus, maniacal focus on every pitch." In the top of the ninth inning, however, the Rangers piled on five more runs, with Garcia -- who was booed all night by Houston fans after his role in the bench-clearing incident in Game 5, and struck out in his first four plate appearances -- burying the Astros with a grand slam homer.
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