Astros manager Dusty Baker didn’t mince his words Friday night while reflecting on his ejection from Game 5 of the ALCS following a bench-clearing skirmish against the Rangers.
Houston’s eventual 5–4 comeback victory came to a halt in the eighth inning after a first-pitch fastball from Astros pitcher Bryan Abreu into Rangers All-Star Adolis García’s arm raised tensions between the teams. García, who hit a go-ahead home run in the sixth inning, and Abreu were both ejected, as was Baker for his irate defense of his reliever.
After the game, Baker explained his viewpoint of the play before asserting that Abreu’s pitch was an accident, and not thrown with ill intentions.
