By Arnaldo Fernandez
01 Nov 2023, 23:03 PM EDT
The Rangers make history by reaching their first World Series, after beating the Diamondbacks with a 5-0 scorein a pitching duel that broke down in the seventh episode and that allows the team led by the great Bruce Bochy to celebrate at the top.
Corey Seager was chosen as the World Series MVP and became the fourth player to achieve this feat twice. next to Sandy Koufax of the Dodgers, Bob Gibson of the Cardinals and Reggie Jackson with the Athletics and the New York Yankeesalso together with the latter It is only the second in history to achieve it with two teams (Dodgers and Rangers).
Zac Gallen managed to pitch six innings without a hit or run, however the Diamondbacks did not support their pitcherwho was completing the game of his life and they forgave too much, for his part Natha Edvaldi achieved a correct performance for the Rangers who took advantage of Arizona’s lack of towing.
The resurgence of the Texas Rangers
The Rangers cap a perfect stretch of away games, winning 11 in total and also They win their first World Series since its creation in 1961 and two years after having lost more than 100 games. They took advantage of the small details and mistakes of Arizona.
Also They took advantage of the Dodgers’ blunder by letting Corey Seager go who became a key piece and ended up being crowned MVP of the World Series.
Diamondbacks didn’t take advantage of Zac Gallen and Texas did the little things
In the first inning Arizona left men in the corners and with Corbin Carroll unable to advance from third base, those led by Torey Lovullo began to leave men on base from the very first inning. In the second inning Lourdes Gurriel Jr. stayed at second base for the Diamondbacks and Gallen remained unbeatable on the mound.
Corbin Carroll and Ketel Marte stay on the pads in the third inningthe trailer looked impossible for the Di-Backs in the match. In the fourth chapter they also left a man in scoring position, on the second pad, but the zero was still the protagonist. In the fifth inning the worst came for Arizona as they lost the opportunity to produce after leaving the bases loaded.
Meanwhile, Zac Gallen struck out five and pitched six complete innings without allowing any hits or runs so far. Immediately afterwards In the seventh inning, Corey Seager for the Rangers singled to left field to break Gallen’s perfect game. And that’s how Mitch Garver sent a hit straight to center field to bring Corey Seager to the rubber and make the first run of the game for the Rangers.
In the eighth inning it was the Texas Rangers who left the bases loaded without being able to produce another run and left the persevering Diamondbacks alive, which added more suspense to this fifth game of the World Series.
In the ninth inning the Texas Rangers did not want to continue extending the celebration and were productive, Jonah Heim connected to center field and brought in Josh Jung and Nathaniel Lowe for the rubber thanks to an error by Mexican-American Alex Thomas. But more was missing and Marcus Semien homered producer of two runs that left everything ready for the Rangers.
And that was how the ninth inning was completed at Chase Field and Texas took the historic victory from the hand of a huge Bruce Bochy, who obtains another October title as manager and now gives an unforgettable title to the Rangers team at Chase Field.
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