World Series Game 1: Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Texas Rangers (5-6)

Corey Seager, and it was a brand new ballgame. One swing from Adolis García, and it was a Texas-sized triumph.

Two innings after a two-run Seager swat tied it at 5-5 in the bottom of the ninth, the unstoppable American League Championship Series MVP García hit an opposite-field solo shot off Miguel Castro in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the Rangers a stunning 6-5 walk-off win over the D-backs in Game 1 of the World Series at Globe Life Field on Friday night.

Nathan Eovaldi, who started for the Rangers in this one.

In the first extra-inning game of this postseason, Texas became the first team to win a World Series game when trailing by multiple runs in the ninth since the Kansas City Royals in their title-clinching Game 5 over the New York Mets in 2015.

Miguel Castro entered to face García with one out, and the Cuban slugger known as El Bombi drove a 3-1 sinker the other way into the second row of seats beyond a leaping Corbin Carroll. It was García's second RBI of the game, setting a record for most in one postseason with 22.

Tampa Bay Rays set the record with 24. Arizona even had quite a rarity in its three-run third inning, when it had a sacrifice bunt, a triple and a stolen base.

Eovaldi’s eight strikeouts were the most by a Texas pitcher in a World Series game, but the big right-hander allowed five runs over 4 2/3 innings after have given up only five runs total while winning his first four starts this postseason.

Both teams got this far after having to win Games 6 and 7 of their respective League Championship Series on the road, which had never happened in both LCS matchups since those series expected to a best-of-seven format in 1985.

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Sarah H

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