Texas Rangers win first World Series title in club’s 63-year history

• Rangers beat Diamondbacks 5-0 in Game 5 of World Series
• Texas win first title since inception of franchise in 1961
• World Series Game 5: Texas 5-0 Arizona - as it happened

Nathan Eovaldi pitched six gutsy innings, Mitch Garver broke a scoreless tie with an RBI single in the seventh and the Texas Rangers are World Series champions for the first time in their 63-year franchise history after beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-0 in Game 5 on Wednesday night.

Marcus Semien homered late and the Rangers, held hitless for six innings by Zac Gallen, finished a record 11-0 on the road this postseason by capping the Fall Classic with three straight wins in the desert.