Astros relief pitcher Bryan Abreu is facing a two-game suspension for hitting Rangers outfielder Adolis Garcia with a 99 mph fastball during Game 5 of the ALCS.
ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016., which sparked a benches-clearing incident and a near-brawl in the late stages of Game 5 of the American League Championship Series on Friday night.
Major League Baseball noted in its news release that"all six of the major league umpires deemed Abreu's pitch to have been intentional" in ejecting him from the game, adding that the league"took into account the dangerous nature of the pitch and its potential impact on player safety" in doling out the suspension.
The announcement -- made by MLB senior vice president of on-field operations Michael Hill -- asserted that Abreu was suspended for"intentionally throwing at" Garcia, a notion several members of the Astros denied in the wake of Houston's come-from-behind victory in Game 5, including Abreu himself."My plan for him was just to try to get the ball up and in," Abreu said after the game."That's my plan with him -- up and in, and slider down and away.
Abreu, the Astros' primary setup man, would be unavailable for Game 6 of the ALCS and either Game 7 of that series or Game 1 of the World Series; the Astros, after sweeping all three games in Arlington, Texas, hold a 3-2 advantage over the Rangers. If Abreu elects to appeal, discipline would be on hold while the process plays out.. and manager Dusty Baker. Garcia and Baker were also ejected from Friday's game but were not suspended.
Abreu's hit by pitch occurred in the bottom of the eighth, two innings after Garcia hit a dramatic three-run homer and celebrated emphatically, walking halfway up the first-base line and slamming his bat onto the Globe Life Field turf before starting his jog. The hit-by-pitch occurred with a runner on first, none out and the Rangers still leading by two runs, on a first-pitch, 99 mph fastball that caught Garcia in the left arm.
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