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Rangers, Astros clear the benches after Garcia's grand slam
The Texas Rangers and Houston Astros clear the bench in the fifth inning at Minute Maid Park. Texas Rangers second baseman Marcus Semien (2) and Houston Astros catcher Martin Maldonado (15) were ejected from the game. Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports

Rangers, Astros clear the benches after Adolis Garcia's grand slam

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports  |  By Larry Brown  |  Last updated 7/26/23

The Texas Rangers and Houston Astros had a bench-clearing incident on Wednesday night following a grand slam by Adolis Garcia.

Garcia hit a grand slam with two outs in the top of the fifth inning in Houston to make it 13-3. He took his time coming around the bases and was confronted by Astros catcher Martin Maldonado upon reaching home. Players from both dugouts came out onto the field, though matters were defused pretty quickly.

Both Maldonado and Rangers second baseman Marcus Semien were ejected. There is some background explaining why Semien was tossed.

Semien had been hit by a pitch in the third inning. He homered in the following inning and stared down Astros players.

Semien had been on third base when Garcia hit the grand slam. Semien jumped onto home plate when he scored.

Texas Rangers reporter Evan Grant says the history between Maldonado and Garcia goes back to 2021.

Now that the Rangers are good again and leading the division, the rivalry between the teams has been revived.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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