The Texas Rangers won the World Series at the expense of the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday night at Chase Field.
The 2023 Major League Baseball champions secured major success in five games, winning the day’s game 5-0. The game was presented on TVA Sports.
This is the first time in the Rangers’ 62 years of existence that they have won the World Series. The club was the oldest major league club to never win a championship.
The Texas team struggled with starter Zac Gallen for a long time in the last duel. The Diamondbacks right-hander was dominant through the first six innings, allowing just one walk and no hits.
However, things got even worse for Gallen in the seventh round. Corey Seager hit a single and Evan Carter followed with a double. Then Mitch Garver opened the scoring with a single that pushed Seager to the plate. The “D-Backs” shooter was then replaced by Kevin Ginkel.
The chain arrives for Sewald
In the ninth inning, the Rangers took advantage of the generosity of end-of-game specialist Paul Sewald to give themselves a much more comfortable cushion. A single from Jonah Heim – and an error by the center fielder – allowed two of his teammates to end their trip down the lanes. Marcus Semien also hit a two-run home run against the pitcher, who ultimately gave up four earned runs on five hits.
We also need to highlight the performance of the Rangers pitchers during the last major baseball game of 2023. Starter Nathan Eovaldi delivered four hits and five walks in six innings. Substitutes Aroldis Chapman and Josh Sborz then finished the job brilliantly. In total, the crowd favorite only managed to save five goals.
Seager is still the MVP
Additionally, Seager was voted World Series MVP. In addition to excelling on defense, the shortstop had six hits, including three home runs, in 21 at-bat appearances against the Diamondbacks. He produced six runs and scored as many.
Seager became the fourth player in history to win the MVP award twice after earning the honor in 2020 with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Among the losers, the “D-Backs” still have to wait to win the second World Series in their history, having already experienced this luck in 2001. The team from Arizona took part in the final stages of a major league campaign for the third time.