{"id":2085127,"date":"2023-10-31T10:58:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T14:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/latest-corey-seager-hr-lifts-rangers-to-2-1-world-series-edge\/"},"modified":"2023-10-31T11:03:14","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T15:03:14","slug":"latest-corey-seager-hr-lifts-rangers-to-2-1-world-series-edge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/latest-corey-seager-hr-lifts-rangers-to-2-1-world-series-edge\/","title":{"rendered":"Corey Seager&#8217;s recent home run gives the Rangers a 2-1 lead in the World Series."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flatest-corey-seager-hr-lifts-rangers-to-2-1-world-series-edge%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2085127&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Corey Seager \u200dLeads Texas Rangers to Victory in Game 3 of \u200dWorld Series<\/h2>\n<p>PHOENIX \u2014 Corey Seager already owns a World Series Most Valuable Player trophy, from 2020 with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Texas Rangers shortstop is making a case for another after hitting his second two<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/celebrating-jackie-robinson-day-three-moments-that-defined-the-man-who-broke-baseballs-color-barrier\/\" title=\"Celebrating \u2018Jackie Robinson Day\u2019: Three Moments That Defined The Man Who Broke Baseball\u2019s Color Barrier\">-run home run<\/a> \u200bof the 2023 Fall Classic on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>His latest blast capped a three-run \u200cthird\u2062 inning and led the Texas Rangers to \u2062a 3-1\u200c win over the Arizona\u200d Diamondbacks in Game 3 of the World Series. Seager \u2063also turned in a \u200bkey defensive play to prevent potential runs.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the early exit\u2063 of starter Max Scherzer, the Rangers grabbed a 2-1 lead\u200c in the best-of-seven series. Game 4 will be played Tuesday night in \u2063Phoenix.<\/p>\n<p>With Texas up\u200d 1-0 after a two-out, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/angles-shohei-ohtani-shuts-down-tyler-andersons-no-hit-bid-in-ninth-inning\/\" title=\"Angles\u2019 Shohei Ohtani Shuts Down Tyler Anderson\u2019s No-Hit Bid in Ninth Inning\">run-scoring single<\/a> from Marcus Semien, Seager hit his \u200dfifth home run of the \u2063postseason, this one off Diamondbacks \u200bstarter Brandon Pfaadt.<\/p>\n<p>Pfaadt, a rookie, had been impressive in his three \u200dmost recent postseason starts, allowing\u200d only two runs allowed over 14 innings to go with 18 strikeouts. But Seager connected on a first-pitch changeup that was \u2062high in the strike zone, and the \u200bball\u200c sailed into the seats in right field.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMarcus put together a great (at-bat) right \u2063before me and \u2062drove in a run, and we\u2019re\u2064 just trying to \u200dbuild off that, you know,\u200d a lot of trying\u200c to build off each other constantly,\u201d Seager said. \u201cSo props to him \u200bon a great AB, and fortunately I got a good\u2062 pitch to hit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Scherzer pitched three scoreless innings before exiting with what was announced\u2063 as back tightness. Scherzer, facing his former team, had been struck by a comebacker from the Diamondbacks\u2019 Alek Thomas in the second inning, but that ball struck Scherzer\u2019s elbow.<\/p>\n<p>Scherzer, who gave up two hits with\u200d two walks while \u2064striking out one, said \u2063postgame that his back \u201cwent \u2062into full spasm.\u201d However, he didn\u2019t rule \u2063himself out from pitching again in the series. He would be in line to start \u2063Game 7, if necessary.<\/p>\n<p>Jon Gray, who\u2063 had\u200b been considered by Rangers manager\u2064 Bruce \u2064Bochy to start Game 4, entered Game 3 in relief and earned the win.\u200b Gray (1-0) tossed three shutout innings\u2062 and allowed only one hit. He fanned \u200cthree without issuing a walk.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s got a lot of confidence going.\u2064 I\u2019ll start\u2062 with: He\u2019s healthy right now. I think he\u2019s excited about that,\u201d Bochy\u200b said of Gray. \u201cHe\u2019s back\u2062 to being the guy that we had earlier in the \u2062season and for the most part of this season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know, it always can be a difficult transition going to the bullpen, but \u2064he\u2019s handled it so well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pfaadt (0-1) lasted 5 1\/3 innings, and he yielded\u200c three runs on four hits. He\u2062 struck out four and walked two.<\/p>\n<p>The Diamondbacks had the first real scoring opportunity of the game\u200b in the second inning, when Christian Walker\u2063 led off with a double. Tommy Pham\u2064 lined a base hit into \u200cright field, and Walker ran\u200b through a stop sign \u2062from\u200c third base\u200c coach Tony Perezchica and was thrown out at the plate by\u200d Rangers right fielder Adolis Garcia.<\/p>\n<p>Garcia left the game with left side tightness after \u200bflying out to end the top\u200c of the eighth.<\/p>\n<p>The Walker play was\u200c a critical missed opportunity for the Diamondbacks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like that was a huge momentum swing, you\u2019re looking at first and third, potentially no outs,\u201d Arizona\u200c manager Torey Lovullo said. \u200d\u201cChristian Walker owned it. He accepted it. \u200cHe was accountable for his actions. And I know \u200dI\u200d will still consider him one of my\u200b best instinctual baserunners. I think it was just a \u200dmissed read and then trying to make up for it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The sellout crowd of 48,517 didn\u2019t have much to cheer about for seven innings, with the Rangers shutting down \u200ba Diamondbacks offense that scored 14 runs in the first two games of the series.<\/p>\n<p>Arizona broke through in the eighth against the Rangers\u2019 Aroldis Chapman. Pinch hitter Emmanuel Rivera hit an opposite-field double to lead off the inning, and Geraldo\u2063 Perdomo singled in Rivera.<\/p>\n<p>Chapman \u2063limited the damage to that single run. He struck out \u200cCorbin Carroll, then got\u2064 Ketel Marte to hit into an inning-ending \u2062double play that started with a sliding stop from Seager at shortstop.<\/p>\n<p>Marte \u200cextended his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-backs-hold-down-phillies-earn-walk-off-win-in-game-3\/\" title=\"D-backs secure victory against Phillies in Game 3 with walk-off win.\">postseason hitting streak<\/a> to 19 games,\u200d the longest such streak in postseason history. He had one of six Arizona hits.<\/p>\n<p>Jose Leclerc pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning to\u200c earn his \u200cfourth save of the postseason for the Rangers, who finished with five hits.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013Jose \u200cM. Romero, Field Level \u200cMedia<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2064How did Seager&#8217;s defensive play\u2064 in Game 3 impact the outcome of the\u2062 game?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Has embraced it, and he\u2019s doing a great \u2063job \u2062for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Diamondbacks\u2019 lone \u2064run came in the seventh inning when Didi \u200bGregorius hit a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mlb-blue-jays-beat-yankees-after-blowing-early-lead-keep-al-wild-card-race-tight\/\" title=\"MLB: Blue Jays Beat Yankees After Blowing Early Lead, Keep AL Wild Card Race Tight\">solo home run<\/a> off Rangers reliever\u200d \u2063Tony \u200cGonsolin. It was Gregorius\u2019 fourth\u200b home run\u2063 of the postseason.<\/p>\n<p>But Seager\u2019s\u2064 defensive play in the bottom of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/latest-corey-seager-hr-lifts-rangers-to-2-1-world-series-edge\/\" title=\"Corey Seager's recent home run gives the Rangers a 2-1 lead in the World Series.\">eighth inning helped preserve<\/a> the Rangers\u2019 lead. With two runners on base, Diamondbacks designated \u2062hitter Ketel Marte hit a hard grounder toward the hole on the left\u200d side of \u200cthe infield. Seager made a diving stop, quickly got to his feet, and fired a strong throw to first base to \u2062retire Marte and end the threat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat play by Corey was\u200b huge,\u201d Bochy said. \u200d\u201cHe made a great diving stop \u200dand then \u2063showed off his arm strength to get the out. That was a game-changer right there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Seager\u2019s impactful performance continued to solidify \u200dhis status as one of the game\u2019s top players. In the 2023 postseason, he is batting .333 with \u2062five home runs and 10 RBIs. His\u200c ability to come through in clutch \u2063situations has been instrumental in the Rangers\u2019 playoff success.<\/p>\n<p>Seager was also named\u200b the Most Valuable Player of last year\u2019s World Series, where he hit .400 with \u200bseven RBIs\u200d in six games against the Tampa Bay\u2064 Rays. He has \u2064proven himself to be a\u2062 reliable and consistent performer on baseball\u2019s biggest\u2064 stage.<\/p>\n<p>As for the Diamondbacks, they now find themselves in a must-win\u200c situation as they\u2062 trail 2-1\u200d in the series. Their offense \u2064has struggled to produce runs against the \u200cRangers\u2019 pitching staff, and their inability\u200b to \u2062capitalize on scoring opportunities has been a glaring weakness.<\/p>\n<p>Game 4 will be a crucial matchup for both teams. The Diamondbacks will \u2064need a \u2062strong start from their pitcher, \u2063while\u2064 the Rangers will \u200dlook to continue their offensive momentum. The outcome of this game could drastically shift\u2063 the momentum of the series.<\/p>\n<p>For now, the spotlight \u2064remains on Corey Seager and his stellar performance in Game 3.\u200c With\u2062 each game, \u200che is solidifying his case for another World\u200b Series MVP award. His leadership and contributions have been instrumental in the Rangers\u2019 success, and they will \u200bcontinue to rely on\u2062 him as they look to capture their second championship in three years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PHOENIX, ARIZONA \u2013 OCTOBER 30: Texas Rangers triumph over Arizona Diamondbacks 3-1 in Game Three of World Series at Chase Field on October 30, 2023. Corey Seager shines. 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