Baseball-Rangers crush Diamondbacks 5-0 in Game Five to win franchise's first World Series title

02.11.2023 - 08:11 channelnewsasia.com

:The Texas Rangers kept up their sensational play on the road to beat the Diamondbacks 5-0 in Game Five of the World Series in Arizona on Wednesday to deliver the franchise its first Major League Baseball championship.

Diamondbacks ace Zac Gallen took a no-hitter into the seventh inning but gave up three consecutive hits ending with an RBI single up the middle by Mitch Garver to break up the scoreless affair.

The Rangers added four more runs in the top of the ninth to end any hope of a late Diamondbacks comeback, with Josh Sborz striking out Ketel Marte looking to seal the triumph. "Everything I've ever worked for was for this moment," said shortstop Marcus Semien, who blasted a two-run homer in the ninth."Kind of a crazy game when you're getting no-hit through six, Gallen was unbelievable tonight, but we came through.

Once Corey (Seager) got the first hit, everybody kind of woke up." It was the Rangers 11th straight road victory in the postseason.

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AHMEDABAD: Opener Travis Head hit a sparkling 137 to power Australia to a record-extending sixth World Cup title with a convincing six-wicket win over India in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Chasing a tricky 241 for victory in the final, Australia slipped to 47-3 before the left-handed Head hit his second century of the tournament to steer the team home with seven overs to spare. Head’s knock and his marathon stand of 192 with Marnus Labuschagne, unbeaten on 58, ended India’s dominant run of 10 unbeaten matches at the event. Head fell after his 120-ball knock laced with 15 fours and four sixes before Glenn Maxwell hit the winning runs to trigger wild celebrations in the Aussie camp. “Just thrilled to be a part of it,” man-of-the-match Head told Star Sports. “It’s a lot better than seeing the World Cup on the couch at home (on his injury).

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Chasing a tricky 241 for victory in the final, Australia slipped to 47-3 before the left-handed Head hit his second century of the tournament to steer the team home with seven overs to spare.

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