![]() And even though the Rangers trailed for most of Game 2, the crowd was into it the way they should be. Or maybe it was two innings later, when Adolis Garcia homered to win it. The loudest moment of the entire postseason might have come in Game 1 when Corey Seager tied the game with a blast in the ninth. ![]() After spending the NLCS in Citizens Bank Park, I was glad to see that Globe Life has, well, some life to it, too. Considering both teams' ability to turn balls in play into outs - two games into the series, there hasn't been an error - the strikeout could be the differentiator. Texas, meanwhile, K'd 10 times in each of the first two games. They went the first 33 batters without striking out in Game 2. Coming into the series, the combination of Arizona's plate discipline and Texas' lack of strikeout pitching loomed large, and sure enough, through two games, the Diamondbacks have struck out only 12 times. Jeff Passan: Just how in control the Diamondbacks - who, remember, are only a blown save away from a 2-0 lead - have been. It'll be interesting to see if the managers make any changes with the slumping players. But as Tommy Pham told Torey Lovullo after being benched in the NLCS, all it takes is one swing, one good plate appearance. Nathaniel Lowe is such a good offensive player, but he, like Walker, seems to be feeling for the ball at the plate right now, trying to find his swing. Christian Walker looked completely lost in his plate appearances in Game 1, and in Game 2, when he hit the ball hard - rockets down the third base line and up the middle - he wasn't rewarded with hits, and slowly walked back to the dugout. The Rangers have combined for 13 hits through the first two games.īuster Olney: How deeply some of the key hitters are slumping. In Game 2, against a very sharp Merrill Kelly, their entire offense recorded only three hits - two singles and a solo homer - and didn't draw a walk through the first seven innings. The big home runs by Corey Seager and Adolis Garcia in Game 1 masked the fact that the Rangers got very little production from the bottom half of their lineup. What has surprised you most about the first two games?Īlden Gonzalez: That the depth of the Rangers' lineup hasn't really shown up. Then, in Game 2, the Diamondbacks evened the series on the strength of a dominant start by Merrill Kelly.Īs both teams make their way to Phoenix ahead of Game 3 on Monday at Chase Field, we asked our ESPN MLB experts to break down what we've seen so far - and where this World Series will go from here. Two games into the 2023 World Series, there has been plenty of excitement for both the Texas Rangers and Arizona Diamondbacks.įirst the Rangers took the opener in thrilling fashion, thanks to dramatic home runs by Corey Seager and Adolis Garcia that had Globe Life Field rocking. World Series 2023: What we've learned about Rangers, D-backs You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
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