Texas Rangers Post Game after Game 2 loss of the World Series vs Dbacks

Bruce Bochy post game press conference interview after 9-1 loss to D-Backs in GM2 of WS The Arizona Diamondbacks won Game 2 of the Fall Classic to even the series one game a piece. Gabriel Moreno opened the scoring with a solo home run to left-center field in the fourth inning. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. followed with a two-out RBI single to score Tommy Pham and make it 2-0. Evan Longoria made it 3-1 with an RBI single in the seventh inning, and came around to score on Corbin Carroll’s RBI single to make it 4-1. Arizona loaded the bases in the eighth inning, cashing in for three runs on a two-run single by Ketel Marte and an RBI single by Corbin Carroll. Emmanuel Rivera singled home two more runs in the ninth inning to make it 9-1. Diamondbacks Take Game 2 The Arizona Diamondbacks won Game 2 by a final score of 9-1. With the win, it is the fourth straight World Series that has started out 1-1. The 2019 Houston Astros are the last team to take a 2-0 World Series lead after they took Games 1 and 2 of the 2019 World Series over the Washington Nationals. • It is the 11th consecutive World Series that will not end in a sweep, with the last sweep coming by the San Francisco Giants in the 2012 World Series over the Detroit Tigers. • 11 consecutive World Series without a sweep is the second-longest stretch in World Series history, behind a 12-year streak from 1977- 1988 which saw no teams record a World Series sweep. Pop Time Catcher Gabriel Moreno (1-for-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB) opened the scoring with a solo home run in the fourth inning. With his fourth home run of this Postseason, Moreno became the seventh player in MLB history to hit four homers in a single Postseason as a catcher. Other players with four homers as a catcher include: Mike Zunino of the 2020 Tampa Bay Rays; Salvador Perez of the 2015 Kansas City Royals; Jason Varitek of the 2003 Boston Red Sox; HOF Mike Piazza of the 2000 New York Mets; and Gene Tenace of the 1972 Oakland Athletics. Sandy Alomar Jr. of the 1997 Cleveland Indians is the only player to record five home runs as a catcher in a single Postseason. That Was Quick Tonight’s game was played in two hours and fifty-nine minutes (2:59), marking the shortest World Series game since 2017. The Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros played Game 1 of the 2017 World Series in two hours and twenty-eight minutes. Overall, it was the 14th World Series game since 2000 that was completed in under three hours. Designated hitter Tommy Pham (4-for-4, 2 2B, 2R) racked up four hits, including two doubles. It was his ninth career Postseason multihit game and third of this Postseason. Pham became the sixth player in Postseason history with at least two four-hit games in a single Postseason. He joins: Kiké Hernández of the 2021 Boston Red Sox; Eddie Rosario of the 2021 Atlanta Braves; Albert Pujols of the 2011 St. Louis Cardinals; George Brett of the 1985 Kansas City Royals; and Robin Yount of the 1982 Milwaukee Brewers. Of the group, Pujols is the only player to record three four-hit games within a single Postseason. He became the third Diamondbacks’ player with multiple extra-base hits in a World Series game, joining: Luis Gonzalez (2001, Game 1) and Matt Williams (2001, Game 6). Pham is one of four Diamondbacks’ players to record at least three hits in two games of a single Postseason joining: Tony Womack, Steve Finley and Craig Counsell. Right-hander Merrill Kelly allowed one earned run on three hits with no walks and nine strikeouts over 7.0 innings. He retired the first 11 batters he faced before allowing a single to Evan Carter with two outs in the fourth inning. Kelly finished his night retiring each of his last seven batters faced after allowing a single to Josh Jung in the fifth inning. Of the Diamondbacks nine World Series games, their starting pitcher has tossed at least 7.0 innings in seven of the games. Left-hander Jordan Montgomery allowed four earned runs on nine hits with one walk and zero strikeouts over 6.0 innings. Montgomery is just the fifth Rangers’ starting pitcher (sixth occourance) to throw at least 6.0 innings in a World Series start. He joins: Derek Holland (8.1 IP, 2011 Game 4); Colby Lewis (6.2 IP, 2011 Game 2 & 7.2 IP, 2010 Game 3); Cliff Lee (7.0 IP, 2010 Game 5); and C.J. Wilson (6.0 IP, 2010 Game 2) Rangers RF Adolis García snapped his 7 game hitting streak + 5 straight games with a HR + 7 straight games with an RBI in GM2 loss *⃣Former Phillies star @ryanhoward is the ONLY player in MLB history with 8 straight games with an RBI in the same #Postseason (2009) #WorldSeries #mlbplayoffs #postseason #worldseries #mlb #texas #arizona #baseball #pressconference #press #interview #texas #texasrangers #dbacks #diamondbacks #dallas #arlington #snake #snakes #arizonadiamondbacks #fallclassic #ws #live #interviews #sports #game2 #2023 #gm2 #saturday