Adolis García hit a titanic three-run homer to give the Texas a 4-2 lead in the sixth inning of Game 5 of their league championship series with Houston Astros, but José Altuve’s belted his own three-run bomb to propel the Astros to a 5-4 win over the Rangers.
The power-hitting outfielder now has four longballs during the postseason and saw his average rise to .286. Aroldis Chapman threw a scoreless eighth inning in which he retired the dangerous José Abreu and fanned the hot-hitting Yordan Álvarez. The lefty now has four holds and a 1.80 ERA during the playoffs.
José Abreu in his on right helped the team from Space City’s cause with an RBI via a single in the top of the sixth inning. The native of Mal Tiempo, Cuba now has 17 RBI’s and .922 OPS in 63 postseason at-bats. Framber Valdez will take the mound Sunday against Nathan Evoldi at 8:03 PM with Houston a win away from returning to the World Series.
Bombi is a BAD man. #GoAndTakeIt pic.twitter.com/YHuteg6wCG
— Texas Rangers (@Rangers) October 20, 2023
Cuban action on the night:
José Abreu (HOU) 4-1,RBI
Yordan Álvarez (HOU) 5-2
Adolis García (TEX) 3-1,HR,3RBI,R
Aroldis Chapman (TEX) 0.2IP,H,0ER,K
Nick Castellanos (PHI) 4-0*
Lourdes Gurriel Jr (ARI) 4-1,2B,R
*Cuban-American