Texas Rangers win World Series opener in extra innings

Adolis Garcia hit home run for fifth straight game to beat Arizona Diamondbacks in game one.

Rob Freeman
Saturday 28 October 2023 06:07 BST
Texas Rangers’ Adolis Garcia celebrates after hitting a game-winning home run (Julio Cortez/AP)
Texas Rangers’ Adolis Garcia celebrates after hitting a game-winning home run (Julio Cortez/AP) (AP)

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A home run in the 11th inning by Adolis Garcia gave Texas Rangers a 6-5 victory in the opening game of the World Series against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

The Rangers, seeking their first World Series crown, had trailed 5-3 in the ninth inning before Corey Seager hit a two-run home run to send the match into extra innings.

After a scoreless 10th inning, Garcia homered for the fifth straight game to spark rapturous scenes at Arlington.

Texas had taken a two-run lead in the opening inning, but Arizona fought back with three runs off starter Nathan Eovaldi – who had only given up five runs in the play-offs – in the third inning.

The home side immediately drew level, but Tommy Pham fired the Diamondbacks – chasing their second World Series title in their first appearance since 2001 – with a lead-off home run to start the fourth inning.

Ketel Marte stretched the advantage in the fifth, his RBI double equalling the post-season hitting streak of 17 successive games.

Trailing by two, the Rangers were down to their last two outs when Seager took closer Paul Sewald deep and Garcia applied the closing touches.

Game two is in Texas again on Saturday night before the series switches to Arizona.

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