ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Adolis Garcia hit an opposite-field homer in the 11th inning, after Corey Seager’s tying two-run blast in the ninth, as the Texas Rangers opened this surprise World Series of wild-card teams with a 6-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The Cuban slugger known as “El Bombi” hit a 3-1 pitch from Miguel Castro into the right field seats. Garcia has homered in five consecutive games this postseason.
Texas became the first team to win a World Series game when trailing by multiple runs in the ninth inning since the Kansas City Royals in 2015. Game 2 is Saturday night. Seager tied the game in the ninth when he drove closer Paul Sewald’s 93.6 mph fastball 419 feet deep into the right field seats.
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