ARLINGTON, Texas: Jose Altuve hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning and the Houston Astros, after getting into another bench-clearing scuffle with the Texas Rangers, rallied for a 5-4 victory on Friday (Saturday in Manila) in a wild and testy Game 5 of the American League Championship Series.
WILD AND TESTY Texas Rangers’ Corey Ragsdale (center) restrains Adolis Garcia (right) after Garcia was hit by a pitch thrown by Houston Astros’ Bryan Abreu during the eighth inning in Game 5 of the baseball American League Championship Series on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, in Arlington, Texas. PHOTO BY JULIO CORTEZ/AP