Astros pitcher Bryan Abreu and manager Dusty Baker were ejected from Game 5 of the AL Championship series after the reliever hit Texas’ Adolis García with a pitch in the eighth inning, triggering benches to clear two innings after the slugger’s go-ahead home run. García also was ejected by the umpires.
Players from Houston Astros and Texas Rangers clear the benches after Texas Rangers’ Adolis Garcia was hit by a pitch thrown by Houston Astros relief pitcher Bryan Abreu during the eighth inning in Game 5 of the baseball American League Championship Series Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, in Arlington, Texas.
The Rangers led 4-2 after García’s three-run homer in the sixth inning. He took a few short steps out of the batter’s box and watched the ball land in the seats before empathically spiking the bat. On July 26 in Houston, Yordan Alvarez got hit by a pitch right after Alex Bregman homered in the first inning of that series finale, and Texas’ Marcus Semien took a retaliatory plunk in the third.
Semien hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the fourth, and exchanged words with Maldonado. An inning later, Semien scored on a grand slam by García, who was face-to-face with the catcher when the benches cleared, though no punches were thrown.
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