
<p>A <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBONFOX/status/1715514319377416339?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">benches clearing brawl</a> ensued in the bottom half of the eighth inning in Game 5 of the <a href="https://www.on3.com/pro/category/mlb/news/">ALCS</a> between the Texas Rangers and Houston Astros Friday. </p>



<p>With the Rangers clinging to a 4-2 lead, both dugouts emptied after Astros reliever Bryan Abreu hit Rangers outfielder Adolis García with a pitch. After taking a 99 mph fastball to his left arm, García immediately got into the face of Astros catcher Martín Maldonado and it was on from there.</p>



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<p>After about a minute of conflict, both teams returned to their benches, but not everyone did. In total, four were ejected from the game: Abreu, García, Maldonado and Astros manager Dusty Baker. Baker was tossed after he took exception to Abreu getting ejected from the game. </p>



<p>“Obviously, Abreu was not throwing at Garcia purposefully,” <em>Fox Sports</em> reporter Ken Rosenthal said on the <em>FS1</em> broadcast. “But, given the emotions of the moment, I can understand the decision by the umpires. I can also understand why Dusty Baker didn’t like that decision. A situation like this, the umpires’ job is to get control of the game. That’s what they were trying to do.”</p>



<h2 id="h-astros-come-from-behind-to-take-series-lead-over-rangers">Astros come from behind to take series lead over Rangers</h2>



<p>The altercation ignited the defending World Series champion Astros, who took the lead in the ninth inning thanks to second baseman José Altuve. Altuve belted a three-run home run to give Houston a 5-4 lead they wouldn’t relinquish. The homer was Altuve’s 11th in the ALCS, the most in ALCS history. The Astros now lead the best of seven series 3-2. They are one win away from a third consecutive World Series appearance. </p>



<p>“It seems like in the biggest moments in this franchise’s history, he always comes through,” Astros third baseman Alex Bregman said after the game. “In awe, and I get to see him on a daily basis.”</p>


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