Rangers leave Diamondbacks no hope and win their first World Series

The Texas Rangers showed why they are the ‘road warriors’ this season and shut out the Diamondbacks 5-0 in Game Five of the World Series in Arizona on Wednesday to cling the franchise its first Major League Baseball championship.

Diamondbacks ace Zac Gallen took a no-hitter into the seventh inning but gave up three consecutive hits beginning with a single to Corey Seager and ending with an RBI up the middle to Mitch Garver that broke up the scoreless affair.

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Texas added four more runs in the top of the ninth, leaving no hope of a Diamondbacks comeback. Josh Sborz struck out Ketel Marte looking to seal the triumph, leading players to pile on top of each other in the middle of the field celebrating their triumph.

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It was the Rangers’ MLB record 11th straight road victory in the postseason, and Sborz said the club took pride in their ability to stay focused amid the madness surrounding them in the past months.