LOS ANGELES: Adolis Garcia smashed a solo home run in the 11th inning to give the Texas Rangers a dramatic 6-5 victory over Arizona on Friday (Saturday in Manila) in the 119th World Series opener.
After Corey Seager crushed a game-tying two-run homer for Texas in the ninth inning, Rangers outfielder Garcia blasted the winning homer to left field off Arizona relief pitcher Miguel Castro.'I was thinking hit a good pitch, make a good at-bat, and just give me the victory to my team,' Garcia said.'It was an exciting moment. I was just looking into the dugout, looking at my teammates. Happy. Happy.
Arizona led 5-3 as D-backs closing relief pitcher Paul Sewald took the mound in the ninth seeking the last three outs.After walking Leody Taveras and striking out Marcus Semien, Sewald surrendered the tying homer to Seager, who belted the ball over the right-field wall.Texas had also equalized at 3-3 in the third inning after Arizona pitcher Zac Gallen issued his third walk in four batters to Mitch Garver with the bases loaded to force in a run.
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