{"id":2074696,"date":"2023-10-21T00:41:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-21T04:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jose-altuves-blast-gives-astros-3-2-alcs-lead-over-rangers\/"},"modified":"2023-10-21T00:43:49","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T04:43:49","slug":"jose-altuves-blast-gives-astros-3-2-alcs-lead-over-rangers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jose-altuves-blast-gives-astros-3-2-alcs-lead-over-rangers\/","title":{"rendered":"Altuve&#8217;s homer puts Astros ahead 3-2 in ALCS against Rangers."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjose-altuves-blast-gives-astros-3-2-alcs-lead-over-rangers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2074696&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>By Field Level Media<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>October\u2062 21, 2023 \u2013\u200d 2:17 AM UTC<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">ARLINGTON, TEXAS \u2013 OCTOBER 20: Jose \u200cAltuve #27 of the Houston\u200b Astros celebrates with his teammates after\u2063 defeating the Texas\u2064 Rangers \u2062in Game Five of the American League Championship Series at Globe Life Field on October 20, 2023 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Carmen Mandato\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Altuve&#8217;s Heroic Homer Lifts\u200c Astros\u2063 to\u2062 Victory<\/h2>\n<p>Jose\u200b Altuve calmly stepped into one of the most chaotic postseason sequences\u200c in memory and\u200b did what he\u2019s done more than any player in major league history.<\/p>\n<p>Altuve hit the go-ahead, three-run homer\u200d in the ninth inning to cap a wild final three innings \u2062Friday and\u200c lift the Houston Astros to a 5-4 win over\u200b the Texas Rangers \u200bin \u200bGame 5 \u200dof the American League Championship Series \u200din Arlington, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>The defending World Series \u2062champion Astros\u200b won\u2062 all three games in Arlington to take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series. Game 6 is scheduled for Sunday night in\u200b Houston.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThat was\u2064 a \u2063huge,\u2064 huge victory,\u201d Astros manager Dusty Baker said. \u201cThis will go down in history.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Altuve hit\u2062 his 26th career postseason homer, second-most\u2063 all time behind Manny Ramirez (29). Also his record third go-ahead homer in the ninth inning or later\u200b of a playoff game, Altuve\u2019s smash came a half-inning after\u2062 Baker,\u2063 Astros \u2063pitcher Bryan Abreu and\u2062 Rangers right fielder\u2064 Adolis Garcia were\u2062 ejected following a benches-clearing incident.<\/p>\n<p>Asked on Fox where Friday\u2019s homer ranked among his postseason \u200dfavorites, Altuve replied,\u200c \u201cNumber one, because it was\u200d tonight, it \u2062just happened. I\u2019m really happy. \u2064We were down, we didn\u2019t want to go home down\u200c one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Garcia \u2014 who put the Rangers ahead 4-2 with a three-run homer in the sixth \u2064and admired\u200c the 396-foot \u2064blast before spiking his bat upon starting his trot\u200d \u2014 was plunked when he batted \u2063in the\u2062 eighth. With a runner on first and the Rangers still ahead by two, Abreu\u2019s 98 mph fastball got\u2063 Garcia on the arm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI \u200bdon\u2019t think \u2064anybody is mad about him pimping a \u2064homer \u2014 it was the biggest homer of \u2064his career, quite honestly,\u201d \u200dsaid Astros pitcher Justin Verlander, \u200dwho surrendered the \u200dround-tripper. \u201cObviously he thought something might happen, though, because it was a pretty quick reaction (after the hit by pitch).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Garcia\u2063 immediately turned\u200d and yelled at Astros catcher Martin Maldonado as the benches and bullpens emptied.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just reacted to the ball that came towards me,\u201d Garcia said. \u201cIt was\u2063 something, in that situation, (Abreu) could have hurt me, he\u200c could have injured me. I just\u200b let (Maldonado) \u200cknow that shouldn\u2019t happen there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Abreu and Garcia were ejected after a lengthy delay, and the 74-year-old\u200d Baker followed suit after throwing his hat during an argument\u200d with umpires. He subsequently refused to\u200c leave his seat in the dugout before finally\u2064 exiting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI \u200bcan understand how he\u2019d take exception to \u2063that \u2063\u2014 nobody likes to get hit,\u201d \u2063Baker said. \u201cBut you\u2019re not going to add runs \u200don \u200bin the (eighth) inning in the \u2063playoffs when we\u2019re trying to win a game.\u200d How do you prove intent? That\u2019s what I don\u2019t understand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I haven\u2019t been\u200d that mad in a long time. And I don\u2019t usually get mad about nothing. So I\u2019m just glad that we won the \u2062game and it turned out right for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Astros closer Ryan Pressly (1-0) got three outs to \u200cstrand a pair of runners in the eighth\u200d before Houston\u200c rallied in the ninth against\u2062 Jose \u200cLeclerc (0-1).\u200c Leclerc had entered the\u2062 game to retire pinch \u2063hitter Michael Brantley with a runner on second \u200cto end the top of the eighth before watching the lengthy bottom of the frame from the dugout.<\/p>\n<p>Pinch hitter\u200d Yainer Diaz\u2064 led off the Houston\u2064 ninth with a single and pinch hitter Jon Singleton \u2014\u200c in his first\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jose-altuves-blast-gives-astros-3-2-alcs-lead-over-rangers\/\" title=\"Altuve's homer puts Astros ahead 3-2 in ALCS against Rangers.\">career postseason plate \u2064appearance \u2014 worked<\/a> a walk \u200bbefore Altuve hit an 0-1 pitch 382 feet \u2063to left.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s incredible \u2014 he\u2019s so clutch,\u201d Astros third baseman Alex\u200d Bregman told Fox. \u201cHe has a low heartbeat and it seems like,\u200c with the biggest moments in franchise history, he always comes through.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust in awe. Really. And I get to see him\u200d on a daily\u200d basis. Just in awe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rangers manager Bruce Bochy lamented\u2063 the delay and the impact it might have \u200chad \u2064on Leclerc, \u200cwho entered Friday\u2062 having allowed just one run over his\u200d last 16\u2064 innings dating back to Sept. 14.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s been really good,\u201d Bochy said. \u201cI was concerned about that delay, I \u200breally was. It was a long one. It was \u200btaking too long, to\u2063 be honest. The \u200dwhole thing is\u2064 a bunch of crap, to be honest, what happened there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Rangers threatened against Pressly\u200d in the bottom \u200dof the ninth, when Mitch Garver\u200c and Jonah Heim opened with singles. But Marcus Semien lined out to a leaping Grae Kessinger \u2014 in the game at short after pinch-running for Singleton \u2062\u2014 and Corey Seager flied out to \u2064the track \u200cin left-center field before Pressly struck out Evan Carter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had our\u2062 chances \u200dto\u200b tack on. \u200dWe just couldn\u2019t do it,\u201d\u200c Bochy said.<\/p>\n<p>Bregman homered in the first for the \u200bAstros, and Nathaniel Lowe tied the game \u2064with a solo shot in the fifth.<\/p>\n<p>Verlander gave up four \u2062runs on \u200dsix\u2062 hits and\u200c one walk while striking out three over 5 \u200b2\/3 innings.<\/p>\n<p>Texas starter Jordan Montgomery \u2064allowed two runs on five hits and two walks while striking\u2062 out three over 5 1\/3 innings.<\/p>\n<p>The Rangers are trying to avoid becoming the\u200d fourth team in the wild-card era to squander a two-games-to-none lead in a best-of-seven series.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re\u200b going to \u2064get punched in the gut, you have some tough losses \u2014 these guys have been through it,\u201d \u200bBochy said. \u201cThey\u2019ve done a great job of bouncing back all year.\u200c And I\u2019m confident that\u2062 they\u200c will.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2013Field Level Media<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-4\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-4'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this\u2064 post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The man suspected of being involved\u2063 with the death of rap legend\u2062 Tupac Shakur appears in court for his arraignment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>25 Republicans put the final nail in Jim Jordan\u2019s House Speaker\u2064 bid\u2019s coffin, Byron Donalds could by lying in wait, and James Biden\u2019s loan repayment to Joe\u200c comes\u200b under scrutiny \u2063.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Pro-Terrorism Jew haters are ripping down\u200b flyers portraying the hundreds of innocent young\u200d women and children kidnapped by Hamas. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A House Subcommittee takes \u200ba look at the impact immigration and crime has been having on the country\u2019s national parks.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Elon Musk said the social \u2063media platform X will soon launch two\u200b new tiers\u2062 of premium subscriptions.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Bitcoin jumped on Friday above $30,000 for first time since\u2064 July, taking gains for the week \u2062past 10%.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Meta and TikTok have been given a week \u2064to provide\u200b details \u2064on measures taken \u2063to counter the spread of terrorist, violent \u2062content and hate speech on their platforms.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Netflix increased subscription prices\u2062 for some streaming plans as it shattered expectations for new customers.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> How does Altuve&#8217;s home run in Game 5 \u200ccontribute to his record as one of \u200cthe\u2064 most clutch \u2064players in MLB postseason \u200dhistory?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Altuve&#8217;s Heroic Homer Lifts Astros to Victory<\/p>\n<p>By Field \u200bLevel Media<\/p>\n<p>October\u2062 21, 2023 \u2013\u200d 2:17 AM UTC<\/p>\n<p>ARLINGTON,\u2064 TEXAS \u2013 OCTOBER 20: Jose \u200cAltuve #27 of the Houston\u200b Astros celebrates with his teammates after\u2063 defeating the Texas\u2064 Rangers \u2062in \u2063Game Five of \u200dthe American \u200bLeague Championship Series at Globe\u200b Life Field on October 20,\u200b 2023 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Carmen Mandato\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Jose\u200b Altuve calmly stepped into one of the\u2063 most chaotic postseason\u200d sequences\u200c in memory and\u200b\u200d did what he\u2019s done more than\u200c any player in major league history.<\/p>\n<p>Altuve hit\u200d the go-ahead, three-run homer\u200d in the ninth inning to \u2062cap a wild final three innings \u2062Friday and\u200c\u200d lift the Houston Astros to a 5-4 win over\u200b \u200bthe Texas Rangers \u200bin \u200bGame 5 \u200dof the\u200d American League Championship \u200dSeries \u200din Arlington, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>The defending World Series \u2063\u2062champion\u2063 Astros\u200b won\u2062 all three games in Arlington to take a \u20623-2 lead in the best-of-seven series. Game 6 is scheduled\u2064 for Sunday night in\u200b Houston.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was\u2064 a\u200d \u2063huge,\u2064 huge \u2064victory,\u201d Astros manager Dusty Baker said. \u201cThis will \u200cgo down in history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Altuve hit\u2062 his 26th career postseason \u2064homer, second-most\u2063 all \u200btime behind Manny \u200cRamirez (29). Also his record third go-ahead homer \u2064in the \u200bninth inning or \u2064later\u200b of a playoff game, Altuve\u2019s smash \u2064came a half-inning after\u2062 Baker,\u2063 Astros \u2063pitcher\u200b Bryan Abreu and\u2062 Rangers right fielder\u2064 Adolis Garcia were\u2062 ejected \u200cfollowing a \u200cbenches-clearing incident.<\/p>\n<p>Asked on Fox where Friday\u2019s homer ranked among his postseason \u200dfavorites, \u200dAltuve\u200c replied,\u200c \u201cNumber one, because it was\u200d tonight, it \u2062just happened. I\u2019m really happy. \u2064We were down, we didn\u2019t want to go home down\u200c one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Garcia \u2014 who put the Rangers ahead 4-2 with a three-run homer\u2063 in \u2062the sixth \u2064and admired\u200c \u200cthe \u2064396-foot \u2064blast before spiking\u2064 his bat upon starting his\u2063 trot\u200d \u200b\u2014 was plunked when he\u2063 batted \u2063in the\u2062 eighth. With a runner on first and\u200d the Rangers still ahead by two, Abreu\u2019s 98 mph fastball got\u2063 Garcia on the arm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI \u200bdon\u2019t think \u2064anybody is mad \u2062about him \u200cpimping\u200c a \u2064homer\u200c \u2014 \u2064it was the biggest homer of \u2064his career, quite \u2063honestly,\u201d \u200dsaid Astros pitcher Justin Verlander, \u200dwho surrendered the \u200dround-tripper. \u201cObviously he thought something might happen, though, because it\u2062 was\u200c a pretty quick reaction (after the hit by pitch).&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Altuve&#8217;s timely home\u2064 run not only propelled the Astros to victory, but it also solidified his record as one of the most clutch players in MLB postseason history. With \u2063his 26th career postseason homer, \u200dAltuve is now second on the all-time list, trailing only Manny Ramirez. Furthermore, it \u200bmarked his third go-ahead\u200b homer in \u2063the \u200cninth inning or later, showcasing his ability to\u2064 perform under \u2063pressure.<\/p>\n<p>The dramatic\u2063 victory for the Astros was made even more significant by the benches-clearing incident that led to the ejection of Astros manager Dusty \u200dBaker, pitcher Bryan Abreu,\u2064 and Rangers right fielder Adolis Garcia. Despite the\u2062 chaos, Altuve remained\u2064 focused and delivered the winning hit.<\/p>\n<p>When asked \u200dabout the importance\u2064 of his home run, \u200cAltuve expressed \u200bhis joy and emphasized its significance \u200din \u2064the context of the game. He recognized the team&#8217;s position, being \u200cdown by a run, and expressed his determination not to \u200blet the\u2064 series slip away.<\/p>\n<p>The game also featured a noteworthy\u2063 moment when Adolis Garcia hit \u2062a three-run homer and celebrated by spiking his bat. This display of emotion drew attention, but the Astros \u2064did\u2062 not harbor\u200b any ill feelings towards Garcia. Pitcher Justin Verlander acknowledged the significance of the homer and understood Garcia&#8217;s\u200b reaction.<\/p>\n<p>The Astros now hold a 3-2 lead \u2062in the series and will look to clinch a spot in the World Series in Game 6. The victory in Game \u20645 will undoubtedly be remembered in the annals of baseball history, showcasing Altuve&#8217;s heroics and the resilience \u2062of the Astros team.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, \u2063Altuve&#8217;s game-winning homer stands as a testament to his skill and composure under pressure. The Astros&#8217; victory in Game 5 has propelled\u2064 them closer to their World Series dreams. As the series continues, the baseball\u2062 world eagerly \u200cawaits the outcome of Game 6.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Field Level Media October 21, 2023 \u2013 2:17 AM UTC: Jose Altuve #27 of the Houston Astros celebrates with teammates after beating the Texas Rangers in Game Five of the American League Championship Series at Globe Life Field on October 20, 2023 in Arlington, Texas. 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