Adolis García came up with a key eighth inning opposite field single to close Houston’s lead over Texas to three runs, but that’s as close as the Rangers got on the evening. Ryan Pressly came in to get the last three outs and preserve the squad from Space City’s 8-5 win.
García in his first postseason is now hitting .257 and his driven in seven runs in only 35 at-bats. The native of Ciego de Ávila, Cuba has also gone yard twice during the playoffs.
Adolis Garcia singles sharply through the right side driving in a run. Rangers trail the Astros 8-5 in the 8th inning. pic.twitter.com/OwStJLQARf
— Prospect Dugout (@prospectdugout) October 19, 2023
During last night’s contest, Yordan Álvarez collected two hits and knocked in two runs to pace the team to pull within a game away of tying the ALCS. Álvarez over his short career has been a stalwart with the lumber for the ‘Stros driving in 36 runs in only 191 postseason at-bats.
José Abreu on the other hand went one-for-five on the evening and also scored on an occasion to watch his average fall to .250 in the postseason. “Pito” as he is now by the Cuban faithful has knocked in 13 runs in only 56 trips to the plate in the playoffs. The two teams will face off in Arlington tonight at 7:03 PM in a pivotal Game 4 with José Urquidy taking the mound for Houston, while Andrew Heany will toe the rubber for Texas.