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Andy Nesbitt

Texas’ Aroldis Chapman Hit an Astros Batter With a 104-MPH Pitch and Looked As Painful As It Sounds

The Rangers punched their ticket to the World Series on Monday night with a dominant 11-4 victory over the Astros in Game 7 of an ALCS that saw the road team win every game.

It was a devastating loss for the Astros, who dropped the final two games of the series at home after battling back from an 0-2 deficit. Houston, of course, won the World Series last season and had played in it in three of the last four years. 

One player that likely won’t forget the Game 7 loss any time soon is center fielder Chas McCormick, who will have a bruise on his leg for quite some time that will remind him of the loss. 

Texas Rangers pitcher Aroldis Chapman throws a pitch during the seventh inning of Game 7 of the ALCS against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park.

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In case you missed it, Rangers reliever Aroldis Chapman hit McCormick with a 104-mph pitch in the bottom of the eighth inning of an 11-3 game. 

This looked like it hurt:

OUCH.

Fans had reactions: 

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