Adolis Garcia admired his clutch home run on Friday night, and on the next pitch he saw, he was drilled with a fastball, prompting a clearing of the benches.
After the biggest home run of his career, Adolis Garcia took over 30 seconds to round the bases, admiring his three-run blast that gave the Texas Rangers a 4-2 lead in the sixth inning, but the next pitch he saw drilled him in his right elbow pad. It was the Houston Astros who got the last laugh, as Jose Altuve's three-run home run in the ninth inning gave Houston their third-straight win, all on the road, to take a 3-2 lead in the American League Championship Series.
Garcia's immediate reaction was to get in catcher Martin Maldonado's face, and the two had to be separated at least a couple of times. Garcia defended his celebration and called out the Astros for their retaliation, which he deemed intentional. 'I think we’re in the postseason. It’s the moment,' Garcia said after the game. 'You hit a ball like that, you’re going to celebrate. It’s where we’re at right now.
Now, Houston are one win away from making their third-consecutive World Series, and their fifth in the last seven years.
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