Monday evening saw Rangers right fielder Adolis García put the final touches on a virtuoso ALCS performance.
In Texas’s 11–4 Game 7 win over the Astros, García went an astonishing 4-for-5 with two home runs and five RBIs to lead the Rangers to their third pennant. That followed a Game 6 where his grand slam broke a three-run game open in the ninth inning; García finished the series with a .357/.400/.893 slashline.
García's series truly took off following the events of Game 5, when Houston pitcher Bryan Abreu hit him with a pitch in the eighth inning. It appeared at first that García took exception to the pitch, a development that seemed to cause both benches to clear.
