Texas needed 11 innings to get past Arizona, but eventually rode the power of two stars to nab an early advantage in the series. Here are three key takeaways from the Fall Classic opener.
Seager entered the World Series with a .644 slugging percentage this postseason. He kept the power coming in a big way on Friday.
Seager put Texas in position to win in extra innings with a game-tying, no-doubter in the bottom of the ninth.Erick W. Rasco/Sports IllustratedGarcía, meanwhile, entered the World Series with aslugging percentage. He’d homered in four straight games, and on Friday, he made it five. The Diamondbacks brought in Miguel Castro to face García in the bottom of the eleventh. The outfielder sent a 3–1 sinker to right field—and promptly sent everybody home.
But the Rangers’ bullpen—typically not a source of strength this season—covered for him. Dane Dunning, Cody Bradford, Jon Gray, Will Smith and José Leclerc combined for 6 and 1/3 shutout innings behind Eovaldi.Arizona’s offense is not exactly over-powering. But the club does an expert job of maximizing what it gets from its lineup. That means small ball and speed: The Diamondbacks led MLB this year in sacrifice bunts and triples and were second in steals and stolen base percentage.
The Diamondbacks would steal three more bases before the night was out—including a key one in the fifth to move Geraldo Perdomo into scoring position.
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