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With the Rangers up, 4-2, in the ninth, Bryan Abreu drilled Adolis García with a pitch that led to the benches clearing.ARLINGTON, Texas — Tempers boiled over in the eighth inning of ALCS Game 5 between the Rangers and Astros at Globe Life Field as benches emptied and a manager and two players were tossed from the game.
It started in the bottom of the inning with one runner on and Bryan Abreu on the mound in relief for Houston. The Rangers’ Adolis García, who had hit a three-run home run in the sixth inning, came to bat. Abreu threw a pitch that drilled the left arm of García and García immediately went after Astros catcher Martín Maldonado and had to be held back. That’s when both benches emptied.Adolis García was hit with a 99-mph fastball on the first pitch after hitting a 3-run HR to take the lead.
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