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Watch: Corey Seager, Adolis Garcia Homers Give Texas Rangers Early ALDS Game 3 Lead Over Baltimore Orioles

The Texas Rangers struck in the bottom of the first inning on Corey Seager's first home run of this postseason before Adolis Garcia added another in the second.
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Watch: Corey Seager, Adolis Garcia Homers Give Texas Rangers Early ALDS Game 3 Lead Over Baltimore Orioles
Watch: Corey Seager, Adolis Garcia Homers Give Texas Rangers Early ALDS Game 3 Lead Over Baltimore Orioles

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ARLINGTON, Texas – And just like that the Texas Rangers are leading Game 3 of the American League Division Series.

Thanks to the long ball.

Corey Seager drilled Baltimore Orioles starter Dean Kremer’s 84-mph changeup deep into the seats in right field for a quick 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. Coming on a 1-1 count, the shot exited off Seager’s bat at 110.1 mph and traveled an estimated 445 feet.

There was no doubt as soon as Seager hit i that it was gone, giving Texas starter Nathan Eovaldi an early cushion.

Adolis García knocked Kremer out of the game in the second inning with a monster three-run blast to left. The 418-shot scored Seager and Mitch Garver, pushing the Texas lead to 6-0 after two innings.

It was Seager’s first home run of this postseason and the 14th of his career. Eight of those shots have come at Globe Life Field, which are the most in the short history of the ballpark.

Globe Life Field helped hosted the 2020 playoffs during the COVID pandemic, and Seager starred at the venue as member of the eventual World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. He was named MVP of both the National League Championship Series and World Series.

Texas won 7-1 to complete the best-of-five series sweep 3-0 and advance to the AL Championship Series for the first time since 2011. The winner of the Houston Astros-Minnesota Twins series awaits.

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Art Garcia (@ArtGarcia92) has watched, wondered and written about those fortunate few to play games since the 1990s. Award-winning stops at NBA.com, Fort Worth Star-Telegram and San Antonio Express-News dot a career that includes extensive writing for such outlets as ESPN.com, FOXSports.com, CBSSports.com, The Sporting News, among others. He is a former professor of sports reporting at UT Arlington and continues to work in the communications field. Garcia began covering the Dallas Mavericks right around Mark Cuban purchasing the club in 2000. The Texas A&M grad has also covered the Cowboys, Rangers, TCU, Big 12, Final Fours, countless bowl games, including the National Championship, and just about everything involving a ball in Texas.

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