The Texas Rangers defeated the Houston Astros in Game 7 and advanced to the long-awaited World Series. Texas’ World Series opponent has not yet been determined. This is because, in the game that took place earlier on the same day, Arizona took the series to the final 7th game thanks to a comeback effort from ‘KBO reverse export legend’ Kelly.
The Texas Rangers won 11-4 in Game 7 of the 2023 Major League Baseball (MLB) Postseason American League Championship Series (ALCS, best of 7) against the Houston Astros held at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, on the 24th (Korean time). reaped
As a result, Texas entered the World Series for the third time in the team’s history, following 2010 and 2011. Texas, founded in 1961, has yet to win the World Series. In 2010, they faced the San Francisco Giants in the World Series and bowed out with 1 win and 4 losses. Then, in 2011, after a spectacular game against the St. Louis Cardinals that went all the way to Game 7, they bowed out with 3 wins and 4 losses. Texas is familiar as a team where Korean major leaguers played. However, even when the Korean Major League legend played, Texas failed to win the World Series. Chan-Ho Park, who was at his peak ahead of the 2002 season, joined the team and played until he was traded to the San Diego Padres in the summer of 2006. Also, in 2014, Choo Shin-soo, who was also in his prime, was recruited, and he played until the 2020 season, but neither of them ended up leading Texas to the World Series championship.
On the other hand, ‘defending champion’ Houston advanced to the World Series for the past two consecutive seasons, but was blocked from advancing to the World Series for three consecutive years due to being blocked by Texas. The two teams had a fierce battle in every game of the series. In the first game held at Minute Maid Park, Houston’s home stadium, on the 16th, Texas won 2-0 and succeeded in taking the lead. At that time, Houston bowed out without ace Justin Verlander as the starter, but the batting lineup failed to score a single run. Texas then seemed to completely put Houston to sleep, winning 5-4, by one point, in the second game held at the same venue. However, the defending champion’s momentum was not easy. After a day’s rest, Houston won 8-5 in Game 3, played at Globe Life Field, Texas’ home stadium, on the 19th, providing an opportunity for a counterattack. Max Scherzer was the starting pitcher for Texas, but he was shaken after allowing 5 hits and 5 runs (5 earned) in 4 innings, becoming the losing pitcher.
Houston continued to win 10-3 in Game 4 held at Globe Life Field on the 20th, tying the series to 2 wins and 2 losses. It could truly be said to be the power of the defending champion. This wasn’t the end. Also, in Game 5 held at Texas’ home stadium on the 21st, Houston won 5-4 over Texas by one point, showing its strength by winning three games in a row after two consecutive losses. Now, there is only one win left for Houston to advance to the World Series. But that was it. After a day’s rest, Texas won 9-2 in game 6 held at Houston’s home stadium, Minute Maid Park, on the 23rd. And on this day, he even took the 7th game and became the protagonist of the final victory. Coincidentally, Texas lost all of its home games and showed strength by winning all of its away games. Texas previously had a 7-game winning streak in the postseason, including the first and second games of the ALCS, following the wild card game (best of 3) and the American League Division Series (ALDS, best of 5). As a result, Texas is on the rise with 9 wins and 2 losses in fall baseball this year.
For Texas, after Scherzer recorded 4 hits, 2 walks, 2 strikeouts, and 2 runs (2 earned) in 2⅔ innings, Jordan Montgomery, the second pitcher, became the winning pitcher by pitching 2⅓ innings, allowing 3 hits, 1 strikeout, and no runs. Next, Josh Sborz allowed 1 hit and 1 run (1 earned run) in 1⅔ innings, Aroldis Chapman allowed 2 hits and no runs in 1⅓ innings, and Jose Leclerc allowed 2 hits, 1 walk, 1 strikeout, and 1 run (1 earned run) in 1 inning. In the Texas batting lineup with a total of 15 hits, Garcia performed well with 4 hits in 5 at-bats, 2 home runs, 5 RBIs, and 3 runs, while Seager went 3-for-5 with 1 home run, 1 RBI, 2 runs, and 1 walk. Haim completed a multi-hit game.
On the other hand, it was painful for Houston that starter Javier collapsed, allowing 4 hits, 1 walk, and 3 runs (3 earned) in ⅓ innings without even completing the first inning. Then, Mayton went ⅔ innings with 2 strikeouts and no runs, and Brown allowed 2 hits, 2 strikeouts, and 1 run (1 earned run) over 2 innings, but Franks collapsed with 5 hits, 1 walk, 1 strikeout, and 4 runs (4 earned runs) over ⅔ innings. Next, Neris pitched 1⅓ innings with 2 walks, 1 strikeout and no runs, Abreu pitched 1 inning with 1 hit, 1 strikeout and 2 runs (2 earned), Urquidi pitched 2 innings with 2 hits, 1 strikeout and 1 run (1 earned), and Stanek pitched 1 inning with 1 hit. Each pitched a scoreless pitch. In the lineup with a total of 12 hits, Alvarez went 3-for-4 with 1 walk and 1 RBI, while Altuve, Bregman, and Abreu also joined the ranks of multi-hitters.
On this day, Houston had Jose Altube (second baseman) – Alex Bregman (third baseman) – Jordan Alvarez (designated hitter) – Jose Abreu (first baseman) – Michael Brantley (left fielder) – Kyle Tucker (right fielder) – Chas McCormick (center fielder) ) – Jeremy Pena (shortstop) – Martin Maldonado (catcher) was the starting batting order. The starting pitcher was Christian Javier. In response, Texas had Marcus Semien (second baseman), Corey Seager (shortstop), Evan Carter (left fielder), Adolis Garcia (right fielder), Mitch Garber (designated hitter), Jonah Haim (catcher), and Nathaniel Low (first baseman). -Josh Young (third baseman) -Leody Taveras (center fielder) formed the starting lineup in that order. The starting pitcher was Max Scherzer.
Texas overtook Houston by scoring 3 points in the top of the first inning. With one out, Seager scored the first run with a solo shot to right-center. Then, after Carter got on base with a walk, he succeeded in stealing second base and scored on Garcia’s timely hit to left. (2-0) Garcia then stole second base again and hit home on Garber’s timely hit to left-center, making it 3-0. ran away until When the follow-up hitter Haim hit an infield hit, Houston took the hard decision of replacing starter Javier with Mayton. Mayton struck out Rowe and then struck out Young with a missed swing, putting out the fire in a hurry.
Houston also counterattacked immediately. In the bottom of the first inning, leadoff hitter Altube reached base with a double to left, and after one out, Alvarez reached first base with an intentional fourth pitch. Abreu then hit a timely hit, bringing Altube home with a runner on second base (3-1). However, Brantley bowed his head with a double play in front of the second baseman.
Neither team scored in the second inning. After Taveras was out in the top of the second inning with a grounder to shortstop and Semien was out with a fly ball to center field, Seager reached base with a double to left-center, but Carter retired with a grounder to third base. After one out in the bottom of the second inning, McCormick reached base on a walk and reached second base. He even stole the ball, but Peña and Maldonado struck out in succession.
In the third inning, both teams traded one run each. In the top of the third inning, Garcia hit a dominant solo shot to make it 4-1. The next three batters were all out. Then, in the bottom of the third inning, Houston had one out and no runner on base, and Bregman drew a solo arc to left. The score became 4-2. Alvarez then hit a triple to left, creating a golden scoring opportunity. However, Abreu retired with a ground ball to third base, and with 2 outs, Texas made a super hit. They put Montgomery on the mound. Montgomery overcame the risk of conceding a run by hitting Brantley with a straight hit to the shortstop.
And in the top of the 4th inning. Texas scored four points, effectively putting a wedge in the game. Leadoff hitter Young’s single to left, Semien’s walk with one out, and Seager’s infield hit gave them a golden chance to load the bases. Carter then hit a timely double with 2 RBIs down the right-field line, and Garcia followed up with a 2-RBI, timely hit to left, widening the lead to 8-2, 6 points. Texas continued to have the opportunity to load the bases with two outs thanks to Haim’s hit to right and Rowe’s walk, but Young failed to score an additional point with a grounder to shortstop. With one out in the bottom of the fourth inning, Houston seized the opportunity to get on first and second base with consecutive hits by McCormick and Peña, but Maldonado and Altube both hit fly balls to right field and bowed.
While both teams failed to score in the 5th inning, Texas scored 2 more runs in the 6th. After one out, Garber got on base with a ball that hit his body, and after two outs, Rowe hit a dominant two-run gun. The score became 10-2. With the Houston home fans quiet, Houston retired in the bottom of the 6th inning due to a three-way strike.
The game was now heading towards the second half. With the Texas batting team retired in the top of the 7th inning due to a three-way error, Houston made up for a run in the bottom of the 7th inning, but it was too late. After two outs, Bregman hit a double to left-center, and then Alvarez hit a timely hit against the changed pitcher, Chapman. (10-3)
Texas then made it 11-4 with one out in the top of the eighth inning when Garcia hit a solo shot to left. Jankowski continued to reach base with a single to left, but Haim struck out with a fly ball to second base and Rowe struck out with a missed swing. With one out in the bottom of the eighth inning, Houston put a runner in scoring position with Tucker’s infield hit and McCormick’s body hit, but Pena’s fly ball to right field and Diaz’s straight hit to right field gave them away.
Top of the 9th inning. For Texas, Semien recorded a single to left with two outs, but Seager finished the day’s attack with a straight hit to right field. And the bottom of the 9th inning. Leadoff hitter Altube drew a solo arc to left, but did not affect the trend. (11-4) Bregman continued to get on base with a walk, and after one out, Abreu hit a hit to right, giving him a chance to reach first and second base. . However, Brantley was out with a fly ball to shortstop and Tucker was out with a ground ball to second base, and the game ended in a complete victory for Texas.
Meanwhile, in the game held earlier, the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1 thanks to the performance of starting pitcher Merrill Kelly, who once played in the KBO League. Arizona lost the lead to Philadelphia in the first game held on the 17th, losing 3-5. The pain was doubled because it was a defeat even with ace Jack Gallon in place. Then, in the second game on the 18th, Maryl Kelly took the starting mound, but bowed her head with 7 strikeouts and 4 runs (4 earned), allowing 3 hits in 5⅔ innings (89 pitches). In the end, the team lost 0-10 in the second game, and the shadow of elimination seemed to be looming.
However, they returned to their home stadium and won 2-1 in the third game played on the 20th, and then won 6-5, by one point, in the fourth game played at home on the 21st, bringing the series back to square one with 2 wins and 2 losses. Arizona continued to lose 1-6 in the 5th game held at Chase Field on the 22nd, but recovered by winning the 6th away game after a day’s rest. Now, the two teams will play the final 7th game at Citizens Bank Park on the 25th for a ticket to the fateful World Series. Arizona is attempting to win the World Series for the first time in 21 years since 2001.토토사이트
Kelly, who started for Arizona that day, succeeded in making a clean pitch and was crowned a hero. He pitched well in 5 innings, allowing 3 hits, 8 strikeouts, and 1 run, becoming the winning pitcher. The total number of pitches was 90. Kelly has been on the Korean stage for four years since the 2015 season. Following Kelly, Ryan Thompson, Andrew Salfrank, Kevin Ginkel, and Paul Seewald took the mound one after another and pitched four scoreless innings, contributing to the team’s victory. In the batting lineup with a total of 10 hits, Marte was 2-for-5 with 2 RBIs and Perdomo had a multi-hit performance with 2-for-4 at-bats with 1 run, while Pam and Gurriel both went 1-for-4 with 1 home run, 1 RBI, and 1 run. Marked the score. On the other hand, it was fatal for Philadelphia that starting pitcher Aaron Nola collapsed after allowing 4 runs in 4⅓ innings. The batting lineup had no choice but to accept the loss as they only had 6 hits sporadically. Now, in the fateful Game 7, Arizona will start Brandon Pott and Philadelphia will start Ranger Suarez. Pott posted a record of 3 wins, 9 losses, and an ERA of 5.72 this season, and Suarez posted a record of 4 wins, 6 losses, and an average ERA of 4.18.