Things got tense between two in-state rivals during ALCS Game 5 on Friday night.

In the bottom of the eighth inning, Rangers slugger Adolis Garcia was drilled in the front shoulder by Astros reliever Bryan Abreu, and then chaos ensued at Globe Life Field.

Garcia immediately turned around to catcher Martin Maldonado in apparent anger and even touched the backstop on his right shoulder.

Home plate umpire Marvin Hudson stood between the two, trying to prevent any further skirmish but the benches cleared and a big gathering soon enveloped the home plate area.

Garcia eventually broke loose from the fray and tried to get back to the Houston catcher, but his teammates, including former Mets pitcher Max Scherzer, held him back.

After all was said and done Abreu, Garcia and Astros manager Dusty Baker were all ejected from the game.

It was an eventful game for the 30-year-old Garcia, who had the game’s biggest hit prior to the home plate kerfuffle.

In the sixth inning with the Rangers down 2-1 against starter Justin Verlander, Garcia crushed a high, towering three-run homer over the left field wall to put Texas in the lead.

Garcia stood near home plate to admire the shot and then slammed his bat down in excitement as the ball cleared the wall for a go-ahead long ball.

It was Garcia’s fourth homer of the postseason.