José Altuve saved his team once again in October. See what Justin Verlander told Ben Verlander about the man he calls the Astros' 'heart and soul.'
My motto this entire postseason has been that the Houston Astros are inevitable. But in so many ways, that is due in large part to Altuve. This entire Astros dugout has maintained a quiet confidence even after losing the first two games of the 2023 American League Championship Series against the Texas Rangers at home, and Altuve is a big reason why.
The story of this game is not complete, however, without talking about what led up to Altuve's climactic moment. The Rangers had all the momentum following Adolis Garcia's three-run home run off Justin in the sixth inning, but things then took a turn when Astros reliever Bryan Abreu plunked Garcia with a fastball with a runner on and nobody out in the bottom of the eighth.
"These umpires have a hard job, and I understand that they're trying to take away the hit-by-pitch from the game, but you've got to have a little more awareness, I think," he said."In that situation, there's no chance that we're trying to hit somebody." Garcia's home run was the lone major blemish in what was otherwise a good start for Justin. He went 5.2 innings while allowing four earned runs on six hits with two walks and five strikeouts. And yes, even after the win, he is still kicking himself about the low-and-inside pitch that Garcia turned on for his home run.
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