With a crushing offensive led by Mith Garver (Grand Slam), the Texas Rangers defeated the Baltimore Orioles 11x8 and they went to the front 2-0 in their Division Series of the American League.
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He next meeting of this limit - the best of five games - will be the Tuesday, October 10 in Arlington (Texas).
This is the first appearance of both teams in playoffs from 2016.
The Orioles came out aggressive and in the same first inning they made two runs per ticket Austin Hays and unstoppable Ryan Mounscatle, Gunnar Henderson and Aaron Hicksthat of this last tugboat.
However, the Rangers responded at the close of the second chapter and they scored five per ticket Nathaniel Lowerookie single Josh Jung and dominican double Leody Taveras.
The party continued with another walk to Corey Seager and hits by Garverthe Cuban Adolis García and Jonah Heim.
The Rangers overflowed again in the third with walks to Taveras, Marcus Semien and Seager to load the bases and Garver rounded with his grand slam.
For their part, the Orioles scored two in the fourth on Jordan Westburg's doublesimple tugboat from the Dominican Jorge Mateo and Mountcastle's sacrifice fly.
Henderson brought the Orioles closer 10x5 in the fifth with a long homer against the starter Jordan Montgomery.
In it nineth Jung opened for Texas with doublet and later scored on a grounder for Semien's choice play.
However, the Orioles got dangerously close in the ninth for a home run with two on base by Hicks, which set the score 11x8but everything stayed there.
He winner of this series will compete for the American League championship to the winner of the other key among the defending champions Astros and Twins.
The team of Texas seeks to reach its first World Series since 2011when they lost to the St. Louis Cardinals.
For their part, the Orioles are not going to a 'Fall Classic' since 1983when they beat the Philadelphia Phillies.
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