ALCS Game 3 Recap: Astros 8, Rangers 5

The Houston Astros knew that had to make a statement in ALCS Game 3, and that is exactly what they did against the Texas Rangers and Max Scherzer. A 2-1 deficit in the series sounds a lot better than being down 3-0, and now their focus will be clawing back to a tie in Game 4 tomorrow.

First, let’s take a look at how they handled this game to get back into it.

After being shut out in Game 1 and losing by one run in Game 2, the team wasted no time getting on the board early against a shaky Scherzer. Yordan Álvarez started the top of the second inning on base after getting hit by a pitch, and Kyle Tucker and Mauricio Dubón reached base to load them up. After a Jeremy Peña pop out for the second…