Nov 1, 2023
The Rangers paid tribute to the injured Adolis García by walloping the Diamondbacks repeatedly on Tuesday in Game 4 — though the D-backs answered back late — to move one win away from the first World Series title in franchise history.
The D-backs entered the night hoping a bullpen game would pay dividends like it did in Game 4 of the NLCS, when eight Arizona relievers banded together to limit a potent Phillies lineup in a 6-5 win. It didn’t work out that way Tuesday.
As he did in the previous bullpen game, Joe Mantiply started for the D-backs. He got the four outs Arizona manager Torey Lovullo clearly wanted and was pulled in the second with a man on first and one out. Miguel Castro came in, got another out and then allowed the first run of the game on a wild pitch.
That wasn’t the end of the ugliness, as Castro was chased after allowing three baserunners and three runs, all with two outs. Kyle Nelson was Arizona’s next choice, and he made the unfortunate choice of hanging a slider against Corey Seager, currently the Rangers’ most dangerous bat in a lineup missing Garcia. Already ahead 3-0, Seager’s two-run homer put the Rangers up five runs.
Source: Yahoo Sports