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The Guardian - US
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Hunter Felt

World Series Game 1: Arizona Diamondbacks 5-6 Texas Rangers (11 innings) – as it happened

The Rangers' Adolis García celebrates with teammates after hitting a game-winning home run against the Diamondbacks during the 11th inning of Friday’s Game 1 of the World Series.
The Rangers' Adolis García celebrates with teammates after hitting a game-winning home run against the Diamondbacks during the 11th inning of Friday’s Game 1 of the World Series. Photograph: Julio Cortez/AP

Final thoughts

Sometimes World Series Game 1 can be a bit of a disappointment, particularly coming after both the ALCS and NLCS went the full seven games. Needless to say this was not one of those games. While García is obviously the biggest winner but some credit should go to the Rangers bullpen for managing to hold the Diamondbacks scoreless after Eovaldi had a rare bad postseason game.

Tomorrow, or “later today” here in the East Coast, the Rangers are scheduled to start Jordan Montgomery and Arizona is planning to go with Merrill Kelly. We’ll be back here covering it for the Guardian, we hope that you will join us. Until then, thanks to everybody for following along with us throughout this wild Game 1, especially those of you who send in your thoughts. Ciao!

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