The Texas Rangers defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-1 in an eventful Game 3 of the World Series on Monday night.
It only took until the second inning for the excitement to start in the game when Rangers right fielder Adolis Garcia gunned down Diamondbacks first baseman Christian Walker on a throw to home plate.
Walker had ran past a stop sign from his third base coach and tried to score the opening run before ending up on the wrong side of the highlight reel throw from Garcia.
It did not take long after that when for Rangers shortstop Craig Seager to hit a two-run home run and give Texas a 3-0 lead in the top of the third inning. Marcus Semien had drove in the game’s first run of the night with an RBI single just before the longball.
Geraldo Perdomo got Arizona on the board in the bottom of the eighth inning, when he followed Emmanuel Rivera’s leadoff double with an RBI single to left for the Diamondbacks lone run of the evening.
The Texas Rangers won Game 3 of the World Series 3-1 thanks to a Craig Seager home run
Starting pitcher Max Scherzer exited the game ahead of the fourth inning with back tightness
Adolis Garcia also left the game injured after grabbing his left oblique on his final swing
The attempt at a late rally was short-lived for Arizona after Rangers reliever Ardolis Chapman quickly steadied the ship, striking out NL Rookie of the Year favorite Corbin Carroll before getting Ketel Marte to ground into an inning-ending double play.
It was not all good news for the Rangers however as starting pitcher Max Scherzer exited the game with back tightness after pitching only three innings.
Scherzer had recorded one strikeout after throwing only 36 pitches.
In his previous two starts, Scherzer threw less than 65 pitches as he has still been recovering from a muscle strain in his shoulder that had put him on the injured list for more than a month.
Garcia would also end up departing the game in the seventh inning after grabbing his left oblique immediately after his final swing of the bat. His status will now be a question mark going into Game 4 of the series on Tuesday.
Post source: Daily mail