The Rangers chased Astros starter Cristian Javier after just 1/3 of an inning after scoring three runs in the top of the first inning in Game 7 of the ALCS on Monday night at Minute Maid Park.
In the bottom of the first, eight-time All-Star Jose Altuve got the home crowd right back into the game smashing a double that broke the left outfield wall.
Check it out:
This double from Jose Altuve broke the wall 😅
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 24, 2023
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Altuve would come around to score Houston's first run of the game on a single by Jose Abreu off Texas starting pitcher Max Scherzer.
In a moment reminiscent of Roy Hobbs smashing a lighttower in the 1984 movie, The Natural, baseball fans were left in awe by Altuve's ability to break the outfield wall.
Literally did damage https://t.co/8as4ATL5Zy
— Marc Hernandez (@marchndez99) October 24, 2023
How hard did Altuve hit that ball to break the wall🤣
— Brayden Goins (@b_goins14) October 24, 2023
wow you broke the window
— Hot news (@ThinhChicharito) October 24, 2023
Jose Altuve took out a chunk from the left field wall with his double.
— Prospect Dugout (@prospectdugout) October 24, 2023
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Jose Altuve just broke the wall 😯
— Baseball Quotes (@BaseballQuotes1) October 24, 2023
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