Lourdes Gurriel Jr collected two hits on the evening, one of them being a three-run homerun in the eighth inning and the other was a single in the second inning. The outfielder knocked in four runs in total and scored on another occasion, but Texas outscored Arizona 11-7.
The Rangers now lead the series 3-1 and are a game from hoisting the first world title in the history of the franchise. The native of Sancti Spíritus, Cuba is now hitting a solid .274 and has knocked in 11 runs during the playoffs.
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With Lourdes Jr’s homerun, the Gurriel become the only the third set of brothers to go yard in a World Series, the Boyers (Clete and Ken) and the Meusels (Irish and Bob) are the others that accomplished the feat.
The Rangers will send Nathan Eovaldi to the mound today to try to secure the team from the Lone Star State’s first ever world title, while Zach Gallen will toe the rubber for Arizona looking to extend the serie to a sixth game, which will take place at Globe Field if necessary.