Rangers vs. Diamondbacks updates | Arizona strikes first in World Series Game  2

Rangers vs. Diamondbacks updates | Arizona strikes first in World Series Game 2

The Texas Rangers won the World Series opener in dramatic fashion,

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getting a game-tying homer from Corey Seager in the bottom of the ninth

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and a walk-off shot from Adolis Garcia in the 11th to stun the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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Texas will try to build off that momentum in Game 2 on Saturday night at Globe Life Field,

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sending lefty Jordan Montgomery to the mound. A midseason acquisition,

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Montgomery is 3-0 with a 2.16 ERA across 25 innings in the postseason. Merrill Kelly (2.65 ERA in three postseason starts) goes for the Diamondbacks,

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trying to even things up before the series shifts back to Phoenix for Game 3.

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