Garcia hit his eighth home run of the postseason to five the Rangers a dramatic, 6-5 Game 1 win.
Corey Seager also had his own heroics in the ninth inning, saving an offense that had stalled much of the night.
The previous record holder? David Freese of the St. Louis Cardinals, who drove in 20 runs during the 2011 postseason, including seven in the World Series against the Rangers. Friday’s game fell on the 12-year anniversary of the infamous Game 6.Now: this story was originally designed to be about how the Rangers’ offense stumbled and, outside of the play from a few rookies, flailed on scoring chances in the series opener.
Now, about those rookies and the subsequent struggles that followed: Evan Carter did things that placed him in the same realm as Mickey Mantle and Ty Cobb. Josh Jung swung his bat like someone bent on making up for lost time. His third-inning encore included a second double, this one off of a 95.7 mph Zac Gallen fastball on the opposite end of the strike zone. It followed Seager’s second walk and preceded one from Garcia. Designated hitter Mitch Garver ended an eight-pitch at bat with a run-scoring walk that tied the game at 3-3.The cliff notes: until Seager’s home run, that was kind of it for the Rangers’ offense.
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