Rangers clobber Diamondbacks to move to brink of club’s first World Series title

• Texas rout Arizona 11-7 in Game 4 to take 3-1 series lead
• Semien's five RBIs and Seager's home run pace Rangers
• World Series Game 4: Texas 11-7 Arizona - as it happened

Marcus Semien's two-run triple and three-run homer powered Texas to a 10-run lead by the third inning, Corey Seager hit another long home run and the Rangers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 11-7 on Tuesday night to move ahead three games to one in the World Series.

Rangers batters whipped through Diamondbacks pitching like a desert storm, taking a 10-0 lead and becoming the first team in Series history with consecutive five-run innings. Seager's third two-run homer of the Series capped the second, Semien's drive punctuated the third and Jonah Heim added an eighth-inning shot.