Houston wins with drama!

José Altuve hit a three-run home run in the top of the last inning and the Astros defeated the Texas Rangers 5-4, unable to win at their home, Globe Life Field. With this, the current champions of the Major Leagues will return to their home, Minute Maid Park, with a 3-2 advantage and one game away from returning to the World Series.

Yes, the Astros entered the last inning with a deficit of 2-5 and the Venezuelan flew the ball 382 feet to drive in Yanier Díaz and Grae Kessinger and give the victory to his team. Previously, Díaz (who came in to bat for Jeremy Peña) hit a single to left field; Jonathan Singleton (who pinch-hit for Martín Maldonado) got a walk and was replaced by Kessinger as a pinch runner. After a called strike, Altuve hit the changeup sent by José Ramón Leclerc and turned the game around.

The @Astros head back home with a series lead! #ALCS

October 21, 2023

Ryan Pressly (three strikeouts and two hits in two innings) got the win; Leclerc (one strikeout, one walk, two hits, and three runs in 1.1 innings) took the loss. Alex Bregman (who opened the scoring in the first inning with a home run) and José Abreu each had one RBI.

Nathaniel Lowe tied the game in the fifth inning with a home run; a single by Abreu in the sixth inning drove in Bregman, while Adolis García hit a home run that drove in Corey Seager and Evan Carter in the same inning. It wasn't until the last inning that Altuve put things in favor of the Astros.

Houston will have the mission to recover at home, as they have a record of 0-2 at Minute Maid Park.

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