Leclerc needed just eight pitches to help Texas force a winner-take-all Game 7 in the ALCS.
Texas Rangers relief pitcher Jose Leclerc pitches against the Houston Astros in the eighth inning of play in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series on Sunday, Oct. 22, in Houston.HOUSTON — There he was, with the bases loaded, set to battle away with the man who had started the ultimate unraveling of the series’ fifth game two nights prior.
— struck out pinch hitter Jon Singleton to strand the bases loaded and maintain a two-run Texas lead after eight innings on Sunday in Game 6 of the ALCS.The Rangers won, 9-2, and will play a winner-take-all Game 7 in Houston on Monday. Garcia, who’d been ejected from Game 5 and struck out in his first four at bats on Sunday, claimed his redemption with a game-breaking 110.1 mile per hour blast.The situation: Josh Sborz, in the eighth inning, issued a leadoff Alex Bregman walk and allowed a one-out Jose Abreu single before Rangers manager Bruce Bochy pulled him in favor of Leclerc, a right-handed pitcher, to face lefty Kyle Tucker.
— had been nailed in his first seven playoff games. Like, three-for-three in save opportunities with one run allowed. The dam finally broke in Game 5 at the worst possible time.Speaking of guys, the Rangers might have one in Sborz. He replaced starter Nathan Eovaldi with a runner on first base and one out in the bottom of the seventh inning, but induced an inning-ending Michael Brantley double play to escape with a scoreless frame.
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