Jose Altuve homered, Cristian Javier worked into the sixth inning of another solid postseason start and the Houston Astros beat the Texas Rangers 8-5.
Houston Astros' Jose Altuve hits a home run off Texas Rangers starting pitcher Max Scherzer, bottom, during the third inning in Game 3 of the baseball American League Championship Series Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Arlington, Texas.
Ryan Pressly, the third reliever, worked the ninth for his third save of the playoffs, inducing Jung’s game-ending, double-play grounder. “It’s the strangest thing I’ve ever seen because usually you want to be .500 on the road and way over .500 at home,” Astros manager Dusty Baker said. “I asked the team in spring training to be the best road team. Maybe I should have asked them to be the best road and home team. They usually give me what I ask for.”
Alvarez was hit by a 89 mph cutter on his left foot to start that frame, struggling Kyle Tucker walked and Mauricio Dubón loaded the bases with a single. Alvarez came home as Scherzer bounced a wild pitch off Jonah Heim’s mitt and Maldonado, the No. 9 batter, followed with his big hit “He’s going to be a little rusty, it’s been a month since he’s been out there. But overall I was really pleased with the stuff,” Bochy said. “It’s only going to get better with him. But just made some mistakes there, they got the big two-out hit early, the wild pitch and then the two-out hit.”The 39-year-old Scherzer, a trade-deadline acquisition from the Mets, gave up five runs and five hits.
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