Marcus Semien hit a home run and a triple for five runs, and Corey Seager homered for the second straight day and drove in two runs as the Texas Rangers defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 11-7 on Tuesday and are one win away from clinching the victory. first World Series in its history.
With the win at Chase Field, the Rangers (3-1) earned their 10th consecutive postseason win as visitors to advance to the Major League champions’ title, which is scheduled for a best-of-seven matches.
In addition to the runs produced by Semien and Seager, the Texas team had two RBIs and two runs scored by Travis Jankowski, who entered the lineup as a replacement for Cuban Adolis García, who was removed from the Rangers’ World Series roster due to who is suffering to a moderate left oblique strain, the team reported on Tuesday.
The Rangers, who also announced the departure of Max Scherzer from their Fall Classic roster due to spasms in the veteran pitcher’s lower back, handed the ball to left-hander Andrew Heaney (1-0), who completed five innings of just one run and retired striking out three batters to get the win.
The Diamonbacks had Lourdes Gurriel, who homered and drove in four runs, as their main man on offense, followed by Venezuelan Gabriel Moreno, who scored twice and drove in two runs.
In turn, Dominican Ketel Marte managed to extend his record of consecutive appearances in the postseason to 20.
The Rangers mounted the first of two five-run drives after two outs in the second inning to take over the game.
The first round came about thanks to uncontrolled pitching from Dominican Miguel Castro when he faced fellow countryman Leody Taveras, allowing Josh Jung to score from third base.
Semien hit a two-run triple off Castro, which paved the way for Seager’s two-run shot.
With a five-run lead (5-0), the Rangers returned to the attack in the third inning, where they again stepped up to the plate five times, after two outs.
Travis Jankowski doubled to right field to produce the Rangers’ first two runs in the third inning.
Semien was in charge of completing the Texas team’s fierce attack, with a tremendous shot that landed in the left field stands of Chase Field ahead of the pitching of Dominican Luis Frías, putting three more rounds on the scoreboard for Bruce’s team.Bochy.
The Diamondbacks got on the board in the fourth inning, when Cuban Lourdes Gurriel hit a sacrifice fly to lead Venezuelan Gabriel Moreno to the buzzer.
In the eighth inning, Jonah Heim hit a solo home run to continue to lead the Rangers on the scoreboard.
The locals responded by scoring four runs late in that eighth inning, driven by a sacrifice fly by Tommy Phan, and the remaining three came on a home run by Gurriel, with two men in charge.
In the ninth, Moreno hit a two-run single, one scored by Dominican Geraldo Perdomo, to pull closer for the Diamondbacks, who came up short despite the effort.
Dominican José Leclerc retired a batter for the Rangers.
Joe Mantiply (0-1) gave up one run in 1.1 innings, but that was enough to lose the game.
Source: El heraldo
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