We kind of got an inkling of what to expect after Game 1 of the World Series. Arizona had the early 5-1 lead to start the game. A Corey Seager game tying 2-run home run in the 9th inning took the game into extra innings where ALCS MVP Adolis Garcia hit a walk-off home run in the 11th. The Texas Rangers were not going to go away that easily.
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It has been the Postseason of the Wild Card teams. Three out of the four teams in the League Championship Series’ were Wild Card teams. Yet, the last time both teams in the World Series were Wild Cards was in 2014 between the Kansas City Royals and the San Francisco Giants. Both teams in this year’s Fall Classic lost over 100 games just two seasons ago. The last time the Arizona Diamondbacks were in the World Series was in 2001. One of the most memorable World Series matchups of all time. The last time the Texas Rangers were in the World Series was in 2011. Also another memorable matchup, but it wasn’t in the Rangers favor as they lost their second consecutive World Series. One team is looking for their first championship, while the other is going for their second. Both teams went the distance in the Championship Series. Let’s see if this World Series ends up going the same route.
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