Jose Altuve & Astros react to dramatic game 5 win over Rangers in ALCS #josealtuve

Dusty Baker, Ryan Pressly, Justin Verlander, Jose Altuve postgame after ALCS game 5 THE ASTROS ARE ONE WIN AWAY FROM THE WORLD SERIES Jose Altuve now has 10 career go-ahead postseason home runs, passing Albert Pujols for the most in MLB history. This is his 3rd go-ahead HR in the 9th inning or later of a playoff game, the most by any batter in postseason history. This is the 3rd time in MLB history that a team took a 3-2 series lead after dropping the first two games at home of a best-of-7 postseason series. The Astros have now accounted for two of them. In the 2019 World Series, they went on to lose to the Nationals in 7 games. And in 1996, the Yankees went on to win 4 straight against the Braves 2023 ALCS: The road team has won all five games to begin the 2023 American League Championship Series...This is the fourth best-of-seven series all-time to have the road team win each of the first five games and the first ever in a LCS. • The three previous series to have the road team win the first five games are the 2019 World Series (all 7 - WSH/HOU), 1996 World Series (first 5 - NYY/ATL) and 1906 World Series (first 5 - CWS/CHC). • When the Rangers took a 4-2 lead on the 3-run homer by Adolis García in the 6th inning, it marked the first time in the entire series that the home team held a lead...According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the 41 innings played before the home team held a lead is the most for any series in MLB Postseason history (previous record was 38 innings in the 2001 ALDS (Yankees vs. Athletics). TEXAS RANGERS: With the loss, are now 7-3 overall in the 2023 Postseason and trail the 2023 ALCS 3-2...Have lost three straight games after winning each of their first seven to begin the playoffs. • Today’s attendance of 41,519 was the third-largest for an MLB game in Globe Life History, trailing only Games 3 and 4 of this ALCS. JORDAN MONTGOMERY: Took a no-decision after tossing 5.1 innings and allowing two earned runs on five hits with two walks and three strikeouts. • Owns a 2.38 ERA (22.2 IP - 6 ER) through his four Postseason starts for Texas this year and has allowed two-or-fewer runs in three of the four games. HOUSTON ASTROS: Improve to 6-3 overall this Postseason and lead the 2023 American League Championship Series 3-2. • Including the regular season, have won eight straight games at Globe Life Field and nine of 10 overall for the year...During this eight game win streak at Globe Life Field, the Astros have outscored the Rangers (79-36 entering today)...The eight game win streak is tied for the second-longest streak (regular season + postseason) by any team in Globe Life Field history, trailing only a nine-game streak by Texas from July 23 - Aug. 15, 2023. • Manager Dusty Baker and RHP Bryan Abreu were ejected from today’s game in the 8th inning after Adolis García was hit by a pitch. • In any best-of-seven Postseason series that was tied 2-2, the winner of Game 5 has gone on to win the series 46 out of 65 times (70.7%), including 15 of 19 times in the LCS (78.9%)...Road teams to win Game 5 to take a 3-2 series lead, have gone on to win the series 22 of 28 times (78.6%), including seven of eight times in the LCS (87.5%). DUSTY BAKER: Earned his 57th career postseason win as Manager, which ranks fourth all-time, trailing only Joe Torre (84), Tony La Russa (71) and Bobby Cox (67). JUSTIN VERLANDER: Did not factor in decision after allowing four earned runs on six hits with one walk and three strikeouts. • His three strikeouts today increase career playoff total to 244, which are the most all-time in MLB Postseason history. • Allowed multiple home runs in a Postseason start for the first time since Game 6 of the 2019 World Series vs. Washington. • Today was his 38th career postseason appearance (37th start), his 14th career League Championship Series start and second start of the 2023 ALCS...The 37 Postseason starts are the second-most all-time, behind Andy Pettitte (44)...The 14 LCS starts tie Roger Clemens and Greg Maddux for third-most all-time, trailing Tom Glavine (17) and Pettitte (15). JOSE ALTUVE: Hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the 9th inning...Marked his 26th career Postseason home run and third in 2023...The 26 career playoff homers rank second all-time behind Manny Ramirez (29). • Ninth go-ahead 9th inning home run HR with his team trailing in Postseason history...Each of the last two have been by Houston (also, Yordan Alvarez in Game 1 of 2022 ALDS vs. Seattle)...Last such homer in an LCS was by Albert Pujols for Cardinals in Game 5 of 2005 NLCS at Houston and the only other one in an ALCS came by Boston’s Dave Henderson in Game 5 of the 1986 ALCS against the Angels. #yankees #houston #hou #houstonastros #alcs #josealtuve #dusty #texas #texasrangers #rangers #worldseries #astros #justinverlander #verlander #justin #dustybaker #tex #astrospostgame #altuve