Adolis Garcia finds himself at the center of multiple bench-clearing incidents in a tense 5-4 win for the Houston Astros against the Texas Rangers. The outfielder takes a hit from a 99-mph fastball after hitting a go-ahead 3-run home run, resulting in Astros pitcher Bryan Abreu and manager Dusty Baker getting ejected. Later, Garcia confronts catcher Martin Maldonado in another bench-clearing melee after being hit by a pitch. The incidents follow a beanball altercation between the Astros and Rangers during the ALCS game. The Houston fans' reaction is mixed, with Garcia receiving boos before his at-bat and cheers when he strikes out.
Adolis Garcia strikes out and the Houston fans are loving it https://t.co/tz4tNJQaVw
The boos quickly turn to cheers as Adolis García goes down on strikes again https://t.co/yXVRFVxrSz
Adolis Garcia has struck out twice and Astros fans couldn't be happier.
Adolis Garcia gets booed before his first at-bat tonight https://t.co/7rU1aFHfNp
I’ve never heard anyone boo’d as loud as Adolis Garcia was just boo’d and I’ve been around a lot of booing in my baseball life experience.
I’ve never heard anyone boo’d as much as Adolis Garcia was just boo’d and I’ve been around a lot of booing in my baseball life experience.
Loud boos for Adolis García when introduced to the Minute Maid Park crowd.
The Houston Astros and Texas Rangers nearly got into a bench-clearing brawl after a beanball incident during the 8th inning of their Friday night ALCS game. https://t.co/jLCU7jsYSK https://t.co/jLCU7jsYSK
Adolis Garcia angrily confronts catcher Martin Maldonado, not the pitcher, in bench-clearing melee after hit by pitch https://t.co/FJkCeBhCOS https://t.co/8omeZIsSY6
Benches clear in Texas! Adolis Garcia takes a hit from 99-mph fastball after go-ahead 3-run home run, as Astros pitcher Bryan Abreu and manager Dusty Baker get tossed in tense 5-4 win https://t.co/aFM2bfuYko https://t.co/E2OCjtjyyW