Adolis García’s walk-off homer draws first blood for Rangers in World Series
by Associated Press from US news | The Guardian on (#6FY54)
- Texas beat Arizona 6-5 in 11 innings in Game 1 of Fall Classic
- Corey Seager's game-tying home run saves Rangers in ninth
- World Series Game 1: Arizona 5-6 Texas - as it happened
Adolis Garcia hit an opposite-field homer in the 11th inning, after Corey Seager's tying two-run shot in the ninth, and the Texas Rangers opened this surprise World Series of wildcard teams with a 6-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night.
The Cuban slugger known as El Bombi drove a 3-1 sinker from Miguel Castro into the right-field seats beyond a leaping Corbin Carroll. It was Garcia's second RBI of the game, setting a record for most in one postseason with 22.
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