Rangers engineer EPIC comeback to win Game 1 of the World Series over Diamondbacks as Corey Seager blasts two-run bomb to tie it in ninth before Adolis Garcia hits walk-off in 11th
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With a 5-3 lead over the Texas Rangers heading into the bottom of the ninth, Game 1 of the 2023 World Series was Arizona’s for the taking.
Instead, the National League champion Diamondbacks suffered one of the most dramatic late-game collapses in Fall Classic history when Texas’ Corey Seager hit a two-run homer off Arizona closer Paul Sewald to tie the score at five came and extra time was forced. Adolis Garcia then hit a walk-off home run in the 11th to call the game, with Miguel Castro on the mound.
Red-hot rookie Evan Carter got the home team on the board in the first inning with an RBI double that scored Seager before Garcia doubled the lead with a single of his own that scored Carter.
But Diamondbacks starter Zac Gallen would settle for ending the inning, giving Arizona’s hot bats a chance to take the lead in the third.
After Alek Thomas and Evan Longoria both reached the top half of the frame, NL Rookie of the Year favorite Corbin Carroll tripled to center and both scored.
Adolis Garcia hits a game-winning HR in the 11th to complete Texas’ comeback from 5-3 down
Corey Seager reacts after hitting a two-run home run to force Game 1 into extra innings
Ketel Marte would hit a fielder’s choice to score Carroll, putting Arizona up 3-2.
However, Texas wasn’t done yet.
After Gallen struck out the first two Rangers in the bottom of the third, Texas was able to load the bases for Mitch Garver, who scored a walk that tied the score at 3.
But the Diamondbacks bats weren’t done yet either.
Tommy Pham homered deep to left in the fourth inning for the 4-3 lead, before Marte’s double in the fifth inning scored Geraldo Perdomo to increase the lead to 5-3.
The two-bagger extended Marte’s postseason hitting streak to 17 games, tying the Major League record shared by Derek Jeter and two others.
Hank Bauer had hits in 17 straight games for the New York Yankees during the 1956-58 World Series. His mark was tied by Jeter from 1998-99 and Manny Ramirez of the Boston Red Sox from 2003-04.