The Texas Rangers and the Arizona Diamondbacks didn’t score any runs during the first inning of Game 4 of the World Series on Tuesday.
By the end of the third frame, however, the Rangers were up 10-0.
10-0!
That’s how explosive this lineup is.
Texas scored five times in the second frame and five more in the third.
The second inning was particularly impressive and actually helped them make history.
“As a team, the Rangers hit for the cycle in the 2nd inning. They are the first team to hit for the cycle within an inning of a World Series game since the 1991 Braves,” ESPN Stats & Info tweeted.
As a team, the Rangers hit for the cycle in the 2nd inning.
They are the first team to hit for the cycle within an inning of a World Series game since the 1991 Braves pic.twitter.com/SYVLg1crt2
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 1, 2023
We hadn’t seen this achievement in a World Series game in the last 32 years.
The Rangers do hope they don’t end up like the 1991 Braves, as they lost that Fall Classic against the Minnesota Twins.
Tuesday’s second inning started with Josh Jung doubling.
After Nathaniel Lowe struck out and Jonah Heim grounded out, Jung proceeded to score on a wild pitch and Leody Taveras walked.
Travis Jankowski followed with a single and Marcus Semien then hit a triple to score Taveras and Jankowski.
Corey Seager, who has been red-hot in the World Series, hit a two-run homer to plate Semien, and Mitch Garver mercifully ended the torture of the D-Backs with a groundout.
There you have it: a single, a double, a triple, and a home run, and you can throw in a walk and a wild pitch for good measure.
Texas held on to win, 11-7, and take a commanding 3-1 lead in the World Series.
One more victory, and they will be World Series champs for the first time in franchise history.
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