Two Words: Game Seven.

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    The two best words a sports fan can hear, are Game Seven. The Texas Rangers and Houston Astros are set to square off in Game Seven of the ALCS to see who will advance to the World Series. Tempers flared in games five and six, so let's see how we got here.

    Game Five was one of the more memorable games in postseason history. Adolis Garcia launched a three-run homer to give Texas a 4-2 lead in the 6th inning. Things got interesting in the 8th inning, when Astros pitcher Bryan Abreu drilled Garcia with a 99mph fastball. The benches cleared, and after the dust had settled, Abreu and Astros manager Dusty Baker were ejected, along with Garcia. In the top half of the 9th, Astros second baseman Jose Altuve blasted a go ahead three-run homer to give Houston the 5-4 lead. Altuve is second in MLB history in postseason homeruns, trailing only Manny Ramirez. Closer Ryan Presley would slam the door on Texas to give the Astros the 5-4 victory and the 3-2 series lead.

    Game Six was dominated by the Rangers and their pitching. Starter Nate Eovaldi went six and a third innings, allowing only five hits, two runs, and striking out four. Texas used homers from Mitch Garver, Jonah Heim, and Adolis Garcia, who added an insurance grand slam in the 9th inning to make it a 9-2 game. Houston's starter Framber Valdez's postseason struggles continued, as he allowed five hits and three runs through only five innings. Houston had RBI's from Yordan Alvarez and Maurico Dubon. The victory for Texas knotted the series up at 3-3. 

    Game Seven is set for Monday night at 8:07EST. The starting pitching matchup will be Max Scherzer (0-1, 11.25 ERA) for Texas vs Christian Javier (2-0, 1.69 ERA) for Houston.

Benches clear during Astros-Rangers Game 5: Fans react after Abreu, Baker, and Garcia ejected in dramatic 8th inning (headtopics.com)

Jose Altuve hits a 9th-inning ALCS homer FOR THE LEAD!! - YouTube

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