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Rangers vs Diamondbacks summary online: stats, scores and highlights | MLB World Series Game 4 highlights

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - OCTOBER 31: Jos� Leclerc #25 and Jonah Heim #28 of the Texas Rangers celebrate after beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 11-7 in Game Four of the World Series at Chase Field on October 31, 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona.   Christian Petersen/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Christian Petersen / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Rangers 11-7 Diamondbacks

Rangers make emphatic statement, one win from historic title

The Texas Rangers are perhaps the Rodney Dangerfield of Major League Baseball. They are a supremely powerful team and yet apologists find every reason in the book to explain not why Texas wins, but why their opponents lose. No respect.

The Rangers are an outstanding team, both in offense and from the bullpen. They have in fact have been head and shoulders above everyone else for most of the 2023 regular season. Yet they are still dogged by a general feeling in the press and among baseball fans that they are punching above their weight.

After walking off a thriller in Game 1, they were humiliated at home in Game 2. A low scoring pitching duel in Game 3 gave the Rangers a win, but still the predictions of their demise hound them. So perhaps Texas felt a need to flex their muscles a little.

They went berserk in Game 4, scoring five runs in the second and third innings, becoming the first team in World Series history to score five or more runs in consecutive innings. The Rangers are now just one win away from their first ever title. And even now, respect is withheld by the rest of the league, or perhaps only begrudgingly given.

This display of offense was put on in the wake of news that Texas' power hitting talisman, Adolis Garcia, is out of the World Series with an oblique strain. At the same time, Andrew Heaney stepped up in a big way, throwing five innings, surrendering only one run as news came down that Max Scherzer is also done for the season.

Texas should be reeling under the loss of a key arm and a hot bat. But no. They have found reserves where none should be. Along the way, they have taken on the very best in the American League and beaten them, often dismantling them entirely. Now they stand just a win away from winning it all.

With this Game 4 victory, the Rangers are now 10-0 on the road in the post season, a feat no other team in history has managed.

Now they go into one more road game, the final one in Chase Field, needing only one victory to seal the deal. Game 5 will see both teams go to their aces, with Nathan Eovaldi and Zac Gallen squaring off in what should be another thriller. Should the Rangers pull off the win, they will have put up one of the most stunning post season runs in baseball history. And that deserves respect.

But if the media and fans around the league refuse to give that respect to them, the Rangers have shown that they have no problem simply going and taking it.

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GOODBYE!

That is going to do it for our live coverage of the 2023 World Series Game 4 between the Rangers and the Diamondbacks. We hope that you enjoyed it as much as we did!

Keep abreast of all MLB and sports news with Diario AS USA and stick with us as we bring you all of the 2023 World Series live!

We will return tomorrow for Game 5 of the Rangers vs Diamondbacks from Phoenix.

Until then, good night and God bless!

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Explosive offense

Emphatic

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Go and take it!

The Rangers are one away from their first ever title

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A force in October

Just a steamroller

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One more

Just one away

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3 out

RANGERS WIN!

Christian Walker to the plate and he falls behind 0-2 before working his way back into the count 2-2.

He lifts a pop fly into foul territory by first base. Nathaniel Lowe goes over and pulls it down and that is the game! The Rangers win!

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DIAMONDBACKS SCORE

Gabriel Moreno up now with runners on second and third and two outs. He watchs a pair of sinkers outside for balls before taking one for strike. The 2-1 delivery is fouled back.

Moreno drives the 2-2 up the middle for a single! Lawlar scores from third! Perdomo scores from second! The D-backs are clawing their way back into this!

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Pithching change

Bruce Bochy decides to go ahead and bring his closer into the game, tapping Jose Leclerc to take over and find that last out.

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2 out

Corbin Carroll to the plate and he watches a ball and strike go by before Perdomo takes off on the 1-1 delivery. He takes the base without a throw.

Carroll fouls off the 1-2 pitch and Smith will do it again.

A four seamer up in the zone gets Carroll swinging for strike three.

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1 out

Ketel Marte up now and he fouls off a fastball before whiffing at back to back sliders. That is a big out. One down.

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Geraldo Perdomo the hitter now and he rips a single into right field. Lawlar goes to third on the play.

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walk

Lawlar can't hold up on a slider for strike one. Another slider is in ther for a called strike two.

Smith misses low with another slider and it is 1-2.

Lawlar fouls two back before taking a fastball high for ball two. 2-2

Smith misses with a slider and the count goes full. The payoff pitch misses high for ball four.

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Bottom 9th

Josh H Smith takes over at shortstop for the Rangers and now that the changes have settled down, we end up with Will Smith on the mound throwing to Jordan Lawlar, leading off for the D-backs.

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Pinch hitter

The Dbacks counter the counter by pinch hitting Jordan Lawlar for Pavin Smith.

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Pitching change

The Diamondbacks had announced Pavin Smith as a pinch hitter for Emmanuel Rivera, so Bruce Bochy decides to counter that move by making a pitching change, bringing on closer Will Smith to shut it down for Texas.

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3 out

Double play

Josh Jung up now and he goes after the first pitch, grounding it to short. Perdomo goes to second for the first out and on to first for the second. 6-4-3 double play to end the inning.

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Hit by pitch

Evan Carter the hitter and the first delivery from Saalfrank rides inside and hits him on the hand. He will take first and the Rangers have men on first and second.

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Pitching change

The Diamondbacks will bring on Andrew Saalfrank to close this out.

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1 out

Mitch Garver the hitter and he goes down swinging on three sliders. One down.

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Pinch runner

Josh H Smith will run for Seager.

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Top 9th

Corey Seager leads off for the Rangers and jumps on the first pitch, ripping it long into the gap in right center. It takes a hop over the wall for a leadoff ground rule double.

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Gurriel shot

11-5

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3 out

Alek Thomas up now and he chops a roller to short for Seager. The throw to first in time but the D-backs score four runs. After eight, it is Texas 11, Arizona 5.

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LOURDES GURRIEL JR HOME RUN!

Lourdes Gurriel Jr up now and he unloads on a fastball driving it deep to left and gone! Three run home run! The Diamondbacks claw some runs back!

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2 out

DIAMONDBACKS SCORE

Tommy Pham the hitter facing the new pitcher with bases loaded and one out.

He takes a fastball low for ball one. Another fastball catches the bottom edge. 1-1

Pham swings through a changeup for strike two.

The 1-2 delivery misses outside and the count evens. 2-2

Pham fouls off two fastballs and it is still 2-2.

Stratton tries the curve and Pham fouls that off as well.

A fastball misses low and the count goes full.

Stratton's payoff delivery is lifted to right field but at Jankowski. Carroll tags up and scores on the sac fly and Moreno advances to third. Two out.

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Pitching change

Bruce Bochy will stride out to the mound and make the change. Chris Stratton will take over from Brock Burke.

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Christian Walker up now and he pounds a line drive into left for a single. That is three singles in a row to the same spot!

Everybody moves up 90 feet and the bases are loaded with one out.

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Gabriel Moreno the batter and he rips a shot into left for a single. Back to back hits for Arizona with one out. Carroll goes to second.

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Corbin Carroll up now and he pokes one through into left field for a single.

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1 out

Bottom 8th

Ketel Marte leads things off for the Diamondbacks in the eighth and he works the count to 2-2 before lifting a long fly ball to center. Taveras drifts back to the track and takes it for out one.

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Pitching change

Brock Burke takes over on the mound for the Rangers

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Heim time

11-1

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3 out

Marcus Semien to the plate and he works the count to 2-2 before watching a slider catch the inside corner for a called strike three.

The Rangers stretch that lead with a Jonah Heim home run, up now 11-1.

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2 out

Travis Jankowski up now and he taps one back to the mound. Nelson throws to first for the second out.

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1 out

Leody Taveras the hitter and he grounds a roller to short for Perdomo. The routine throw to first and it is one away.

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Top 8th

Jonah Heim leads off for Texas and he lifts a high fly ball to right field. It is way back and it is gone! Jonah Heim has his first hit of the World Series and it is a solo home run!

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3 out

Geraldo Perdomo the hitter and he lifts one into right. It is in an awkward spot and Lowe, Semien and Jankowski all come together. Semien goes rolling and somehow Jankowski comes up with the ball! What a crazy catch!

At the end of seven, it is still 10-1 Texas

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2 out

Emmanuel Rivera up now and he goes after the first delivery, lifting it to right field for Travis Jankowski. Two gone.

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1 out

Bottom 7th

Alek Thomas leads things off for Arizona and he falls behind in the count 1-2.

He fouls three off and a slider misses to take the count to 2-2

The eighth delivery is fouled back as well.

The ninth pitch of the at bat is a changeup on the bottom of the zone that gets Thomas swinging for strike three.

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Pitching change

The Rangers call on Cody Bradford to take over on the mound.

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3 out

Nathaniel Lowe up now and he goes after the first ball, lifting it to left field but right at Lourdes Gurriel to end the inning.

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Josh Jung the batter and he rips a ball up the middle and into center field for a two out single.

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2 out

Evan Carter up now and he takes a curve for a ball low. The second one catches the zone for strike one.

Carter taps the fastball back to the mound and Nelson flips it to first for out number two.

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1 out

Top 7th

Mitch Garver leads off for the Rangers and he falls behind in the count 1-2.

Garver fouls one off and it is still 1-2. Another delivery from Nelson and Garver tips it into the catcher's mitt for out number one.

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3 out

Double play

Lourdes Gurriel Jr to the plate and he grounds one to short. Seager goes to second for one and on to first to end the inning. 6-4-3 double play.

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Tommy Pham up now and he jumps on the first one, chopping it very high to third. By the time it comes down, Pham has beaten the throw to first. Everyone is safe.

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Christian Walker the hitter and he fouls off the first pitch.

Dunning can't get him to chase, going outside twice. 2-1

Another slider outside and this time Walker does chase. 2-2

The slider misses and the count is full. Walker lifts the payoff to shallow right and it will get down for a single.

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1 out

Bottom 6th

Gabriel Moreno will lead off for the D-backs in the sixth and he takes a fastball strike before chasing a slider to get in a hole 0-2

He lays off another for ball one and another in the same spot to even the count 2-2

Gabi fouls one off and we do it again. The 2-2 slider is chopped to third for Jung. The throw is in time. One gone

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Pitching change

Bruce Bochy will reach into his bullpen and ask Dane Dunning to take over on the mound from Andrew Heaney.

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3 out

Corey Seager up now and he falls behind in the count 1-2.

He fouls two off before hacking through a high fastball for strike three to end the inning.

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2 out

Marcus Semien the hitter now and he pops the first pitch up behind the plate. Moreno has enough room and brings it down for the second out.

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1 out

Top 6th

Travis Jankowski leads off for the Rangers and he grounds one to second for Marte. The throw to first and it is one away.

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3 out

Corbin Carroll the hitter and he fouls one off before tapping one back to the mound. Heaney flips it to first to end the inning.

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2 out

Ketel Marte up now and he grounds one to first for Nathaniel Lowe. He takes it to the bag for one there as Perdomo moves to second on the play.

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walk

Geraldo Perdomo comes to the plate and he falls behind in the count 1-2 befoer working his way back to run it full.

The payoff delivery from Heaney misses high for a walk.

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1 out

Bottom 5th

Emmanuel Rivera leads off for Arizona and he grounds one to third for Jung. The long throw gets him at first for out number one.

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3 out

Leody Taveras up now and he lifts the first delivery to shallow left. Emmanuel Rivera drifts back from third and ends the inning.

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2 out

Jonah Heim the hitter now and he falls behind in the count before watching a called strike three.

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1 out

Bottom 4th

Nathaniel Lowe leads off for Texas and he works the count to 2-2. Nelson delivers a slider and Lowe lifts it to center field for Alek Thomas. One away.

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3 out

Alek Thomas now up and he chops one to second for Semien. The throw to first is in time to end the inning, but the Diamondbacks pull one back.

At the end of four it is Texas 10, Arizona 1.

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2 out

DAIMONDBACKS SCORE

Lourdes Gurriel Jr now and he watches a fastball outside for a ball.

Gurriel fouls off a fastball and the count is even.

A fastball missses high for ball two.

Heaney tries a fastball in the zone and Gurriel lifts it to right field. Jankowski drifts back and takes it but it is deep enough for Moreno to tag and score. Walker goes to third.

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1 out

Tommy Pham up now and the Texas bullpen comes to life.

The first delivery misses outside. Ball one.

Pham fuls off the high fastball and it is even. 1-1

The changeup misses outside. Ball two. Heaney goes back there with a fastball and the count is 3-1

Pham fouls off a fastball and the count is full.

Heaney's payoff delivery is a called strike. Pham goes down looking.

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Double

Christian Walker up now and he rips the first pitch down the left field line into the corner for double! Moreno goes to third on the play!

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walk

Bottom 4th

Gabriel Moreno leads off for the Diamondbacks and he takes a changeup outside for ball one. A fastball finds the zone for strike one. Heaney misses outside with three more and Gabi gets a leadoff walk.

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3 out

Josh Jung the hitter and he fouls off the first two deliveries to dig a hole for himself. 0-2

He blasts a high fly ball to deep center field and Alek Thomas goes way back, to the track and pulls it in by the wall to end the inning.

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2 out

Evan Carter up now and he chops one to first base where Walker takes it to the bag himself. Two gone.

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3 out

Top 4th

Mitch Garver leads off for the Rangers and he takes a called strike before a fastball misses low. A slider misses outside and it is 2-1

Garver fouls one off and it is 2-2

The breaking ball misses low and the count is full. Nelson's payoff delivery gets Garver swinging for strike three.

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Pitching change

The Diamondbacks will bring on Ryne Nelson to take over on the mound.

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3 out

Corbin Carroll the batter and he watches one high and tight for ball one.

The low slider is ripped to first base and Lowe is pulled off the bag to grab it. He throws to Heaney in a foot race to the bag and Carroll can fly. Heaney beats him by half a step to end the inning.

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Double

Ketel Marte up now and he takes a change up on the bottom rung for strike one. A second one outside catches him unable to hold up his swing.

Heaney delivers and Marte finds the gap in right center for a two out double.

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2 out

Geraldo Perdomo the hitter and he takes the first pitch low. 1-0

The second is chopped to short and Corey Seager makes the throw to first for the second out.

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1 out

Bottom 3rd

Emmanuel Rivera leads off in the third and he works the count full. Heaney's payoff delivery is lifted into left field but Evan Carter tracks it down for the first out.

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Semien's statement

10-0

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Jankowski delivers

7-0

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3 out

Corey Seager the batter and he chases three fastballs, going down swinging to end the inning.

But it is a rout! The Rangers add five more runs in the third!

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MARCUS SEMIEN HOME RUN!

Marcus Semien now up and he takes the second delivery deep to left! It is back, and just out of the reach of the jumping Lourdes Gurriel! Three run home run! The Rangers are romping away!

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RANGERS SCORE!

Travis Jankowski up now and he watches a strike before a slider misses low. 1-1

Frías throws a cutter that Jankowski ropes into the gap in center field! It kicks away from the sliding Alek Thomas! Josh Jung scores! Nathaniel Lowe scores! Jonah Heim goes to third on a jankowski double!

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2 out

Leody Taveras the hitter now with the bases loaded and one out. He works the count full.

The payoff delivery from Frías gets Taveras chasing a low slider for strike three! Two down.

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E3

Jonah Heim up now and he grounds the first delivery to first base and Christian Walker can't get the ball out of his glove. Everybody is safe!

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Pitching change

The Diamondbacks will ask Luis Frías to take over on the mound.

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Nathaniel Lowe up now and he takes a fastball for strike before fouling one off. 0-2

Nelson puts a slider in the dirt and it is 1-2

Going back to the elevated fastball, Lowe fouls one back and we do it again.

Nelson tries that slider again and again it is in the dirt. 2-2

A fastball juuuusssstttt misses outside to run the count full. The payoff pitch is slapped into center field for a base hit. Jung moves to second.

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Josh Jung up now and he rips a ground ball into left for a single, his second hit of the day.

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1 out

Top 3rd

Evan Carter leads off for Texas and he takes a slider low for ball one. Nelson tries a fastball and gets a strike.

Another breaking ball misses outside and another in the same spot bring the count to 3-1.

The low slider is chopped to first and Walker steps on the bag for out number one.

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3 out

Alek Thomas to the plate and he taks a fastball outside for ball one. Heaney delivers a slider that Thomas slices through for a strike. Another fastball in the dirt and it is 2-1

Heaney tries the high heat and Thomas rips it to left but foul.

A slider misses and the count is full. The payoff pitch is lifted to left field but an easy catch for Evan Carter to end the inning.

After two complete, the Rangers have 5, the D-backs 0.

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Lourdes Gurriel Jr the hitter and he watches a fastball for strike one. Another misses high before he drives a slider into left field for a two out single.

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2 out

Tommy Pham up now and he has been hot through the first three games. He takes a ball high and watches a changeup for a strike before lifting one out to center but right at Leody Taveras. Two gone.

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1 out

Bottom 2nd

Christian Walker will lead things off for the D-backs and he takes a slider for strike one.

The changeup misses low and it is 1-1.

Heaney goes up top and Walker fouls it back. 1-2

The delivery is chopped to short and Seager makes the play at first for out number one.

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Seager's blast

5-0

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3 out

Mitch Garver up now and he watches two low fastballs before chopping one to third base. Rivera makes the throw to first and the inning ends.

But the Rangers have blown the doors off the inning, scoring five runs!

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COREY SEAGER HOME RUN!

Corey Seager the batter now facing the new pitcher and he watches a cutter in the dirt for ball one. Nelson's delivery a slider and Seager rips it hard! It is way, way back and long gone! Right center field! That is incredible! Seager strikes again, two run homer!

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Semien triple

3-0

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Wild pitch

1-0

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Pitching change

That is going to be it for Miguel Castro and Kyle Nelson will take over on the mound for Arizona.

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RANGERS SCORE!

Marcus Semien the hitter now and he bangs a sharp line drive into the left field corner! That is fair! Taveras scores! Jankowski scores from first! Semien rounds second and the throw to third is not in time! Semien has a triple!

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Travis Jankowski the hitter and he rips the second delivery up the middle. Perdomo can't get to it and it gets through to center for a single! Leody Taveras goes to second.

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walk

The payoff delivery from Castro misses and Taveras walks.

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wild pitch

RANGERS SCORE!

Leody Taveras up now and he takes a change up outside for ball one.

Castro tries the slider and it catches the inside corner. Strike one.

Taveras lays off the change outside and then watches a sinker catch the outside edge. 2-2

Castro puts one in the dirt and it gets past Moreno and squirts away! Jung breaks for the plate and is safe at home! The Rangers are on the board!

 

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2 out

Jonah Heim will face the new pitcher and he takes a ball inside for ball one.

Castro goes to the change and misses low. Heim watches a sinker land for a strike. 2-1

Castro goes back to the sinker and Heim fouls it back to even the count. 2-2

Another changeup misses outside and the count is full. The payoff delivery is dribbled to second and Marte goes to first for the out. Jung advances to third. Two gone.

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Pitching change

That is going to be it from Joe Mantiply as Torey Lovullo starts the rotating door moving on that Diamondbacks bullpen. Miguel Castro gets the tap to take over.

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1 out

Nathaniel Lowe the hitter now and he swings and misses at a curve for strike one. Mantiply goes back to the breaking ball and Lowe fouls it back. 0-2

One more time Mantiply tries the low curve and Lowe chases it for strike three.

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Top 2nd

Josh Jung leads off for Texas and he fouls off the first delivery for strike one.

A change up in the dirt doesn't tempt him and it is 1-1. A fastball from Mantiply catches the bottom of the zone for strike two.

Mantiply tries it again and this time Jung pokes it into the gap in right center field. It gets all the way to the wall and Josh Jung is in with a stand up double to lead off the inning!

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Caught stealing

Christian Walker the batter and he takes a change up in the dirt for ball one.

Heaney delivers a fastball and Walker fouls it back to even the count. 1-1

On the delivery, Marte breaks for second and Jonah Heim's throw is in plenty of time! Caught stealing to end the inning.

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2 out

Gabriel Moreno the hitter and he watches a low fastball for ball one. That was a good pitch! The strike zone is suspect.

He fouls off a middle-middle changeup for strike one.

Heaney paints the outside edge with a fastball and the count is now 1-2

Another fastball is fouled off and we do the 1-2 delivery over. The second one is also fouled back. Once more!

Moreno can't catch up with the elevated fastball and goes down swinging. Two gone.

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1 out

Corbin Carroll up now and he fouls off the first pitch for strike one. Carroll watches the second delivery in for a called strike two and he is in a hole. 0-2

Heaney barely misses low with a fastball. 1-2

He goes up high with the changeup and Carroll slices through it for strike three.

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Marte takes a ball and a strike before rapping a single up the middle. That extends his streak to 20 consecutive postseason games, the longest in MLB history!

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Bottom 2nd

The Rangers will now take the field for the first time tonight working behind Andrew Heaney. With Adolis Garcia out, Travis Jankowski will be in right field tonight.

Ketel Marte will lead things off for the D-backs.

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3 out

Evan Carter the batter now and he watches a curveball land in there for strike one.

Mantiply goes back to the well with a fastball for strike two, and Carter is in a hole now 0-2

The curve is lifted to shallow center but Alek Thomas gets to it to end the inning.

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walk

Mitch Garver the hitter and he whiffs through a change up for strike one.

Mantiply misses outside for ball one before delivering a great curve ball for strike two.

Garver fouls back the 1-2 delivery and we do it again.

Mantiply can't get Garver to chase a high fastball. 2-2

Going to the curve ball outside, Garver holds off it and the count is full.

The payoff delivery is fouled back. We go again.

Mantiply misses with a sinker in the dirt and Garver draws a walk.

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2 out

Corey Seager up now and he jumps on the first pitch, lifiting it to left field but right at Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Two gone.

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1 out

Top 1st

Semien takes a hack at the first delivery and comes up empty. Strike one.

Mantiply misses low with a sinker for ball one. The next pitch a changeup outside for ball two. He tries the other side and juuuuussssttttt misses inside. 3-1

He goes up top with a high fastball and Semien can't catch up to it and the count is full.

The payoff delivery is fouled off twice and the eighth pitch of the at bat is chopped to short. Perdomo backhands it and makes a great throw to first. One down.

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PLAY BALL!

The Diamondbacks are on the field, working behind Joe Mantiply on the mound. The house is packed and the umpires are ready as Corey Seager will lead things off for the Texas Rangers.

Let's PLAY BALL!

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Torey Lovullo is the man

"All in a single file line, and that is why they are here."

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How will the Rangers replace Garcia and Scherzer?

Fox breaks it down

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This is enormous for the Rangers! Scherzer gave them a little edge, but Garcia has been their talisman through the playoffs!

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Out for the World Series

Both players have now been removed from the roster and are out for the rest of the Series!

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Standing alone

The question is... can it continue?

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Young power

They are not playing around

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On tenterhooks

we are all waiting

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Adolis is out

The Rangers are hoping that this will not be for long

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Rack em up!

here it is

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The Home Team
Diamondbacks Batting Order
1. Marte (2B) *S
2. Carroll (RF) *L
3. Moreno (C) *R
4. Walker (1B) *R
5. Pham (DH) *R
6. Gurriel (LF) *R
7. Thomas (CF) *L
8. Rivera (3B) *R
9. Perdomo (SS) *S

The Visitors
Rangers Batting Order
1. Semien (2B) *R
2. Seager (SS) *L
3. Garver (DH) *R
4. Carter (LF) *L
5. Jung (3B) *R
6. Lowe (1B)    *L
7. Heim (C) *S
8. Taveras (CF) *S
9. Jankowski (RF) *L

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STARTING PITCHERS REGULAR SEASON STATS

TEXAS RANGERS
Andrew Heaney (RHP)
10 - 6
4.15 ERA
151 K
147.1 IP
1.38 WHIP

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
Joe Mantiply (RHP)
2 - 2
4.62 ERA
28 K
39.0 IP
1.13 WHIP

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PITCHING

Andrew Heaney has had a rollercoaster of a season, with both exceptional and less-than-desirable performances. This inconsistency has left fans in a perpetual state of uncertainty, and Bruce Bochy is hoping for more Billy Chapel and less Wild Thing tonight.

Arizona will need a little more from Joe Mantiply than the 15 pitches that he was able to produce in his last bullpen appearance. While those 15 outstanding, durability is the top quality of a starter, and Torey Lovullo knows that although his bullpen can withstand such a move, it would be better all around if he could hold off three or four innings before dipping into his reserves.

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WELCOME!!!

Welcome to the Diario AS USA live commentary of Game 4 of the 2023 World Series between the Texas Rangers and the Arizona Diamondbacks from Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona.

The perfecto on the road continues for the Texas Rangers and they will be looking to inch one game closer to becoming World Series champions for the first time in their history. The Arizona Diamondbacks are not a team to be fazed by being down in the series, with the ability to come back big as they did in Game 2 coupled with a well-earned “Answerbacks” reputation.

The formula has worked all season for both teams, so don’t expect either side to change much for tonight. Sometimes the big hits don’t land for the Rangers and sometimes the small ball doesn’t pay off for the D-backs, but overall these two teams have a justified faith in their respective game plans.

The developing story line that could make things interesting is one of injury, with both Adolis Garcia and an already-hobbling Max Scherzer exiting Game 3 hurt, that could come back to play a role in the ongoing series.

Both teams will be running a bullpen game tonight, something that is neither new nor unusual for either. Arizona have made their way through the season with only three starters in their rotation, and the Rangers have spent more than half of the season filling gaps for injured players.

After Scherzer was pulled early in Game 3, tonight’s projected starter, Jon Gray, was used for three innings, leaving a gap that they are hoping Andrew Heaney can fill.

Arizona will go with Joe Mantiply and will hope to get a little more than usual work out of him tonight.

Jeffrey May