The Texas Rangers are back in the World Series for the first time since twice being within one strike of winning the 2011 title. They entered this season with a franchise-long streak of six consecutive losing seasons, including 102 losses just two years ago.
The Texas Rangers pose for a team photo after Game 7 of the baseball AL Championship Series against the Houston Astros Monday, Oct. 23, 2023, in Houston. The Rangers won 11-4 to win the series 4-3. Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy celebrates after Game 7 of the baseball AL Championship Series against the Houston Astros Monday, Oct. 23, 2023, in Houston. The Rangers won 11-4 to win the series 4-3.
After entering this season with a franchise-long streak of six consecutive losing seasons, including 102 losses just two years ago, the wild-card Rangers are AL champions.
In 2011, St. Louis was down to its final strike in the bottom of the ninth of Game 6 before David Freese lined a 1-2 pitch over right fielder Nelson Cruz for a tying two-run triple, and again in the 10th when Lance Berkman had an RBI single. Freese led off the 11th with a game-ending homer, and the Cards won Game 7 the following night.
Even when Darvish missed all of 2015 because of Tommy John surgery, the Rangers got lefty Cole Hamels in a trade-deadline deal and led the division only the last 22 days of the season. They won the first two games of the best-of-five AL Division Series at Toronto, but lost the deciding fifth game by making three errors in a two-batter span after Hamels pitched into the seventh. The misplays set up Jose Bautista’s three-run homer off reliever Sam Dyson.
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