PHOENIX (AP - MODIFIED) — Mitch Garver broke a scoreless tie with an RBI single in the seventh, Nathan Eovaldi threw six gritty innings and the Texas Rangers are World Series champions for the first time in their 63-year franchise history after beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-0 in Game 5 on Wednesday night.
The Rangers finished with a postseason record and nearly unfathomable 11-0 record on the road, capping the Fall Classic with three straight wins in the desert.
One night after Texas took a 10-run lead by the third in a Game 4 snoozer, it finished the Series by outlasting the Diamondbacks in a white-knuckle pitchers' duel through eight innings, piling on four runs in the ninth for good measure.
Rangers' catcher Jonah Heim is an Amherst native and attended Amherst Central High School, Amherst Athletics posted its support on social media.
Congrats @Jonah_heim6 last triple, last out #onetiger @AmherstTigersBB @AmherstCHS @AmherstCSD @Rangers https://t.co/fBUwgSZNkc
— Amherst Athletics (@AmherstTigers1) November 2, 2023
