Rangers walkoff home run wins World Series opener

Adolis Garcia's walk-off home run helped the Texas Rangers battle back to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5 after 11 innings in the opening game of the best-of-seven World Series.

The Rangers were trailing 5-3 in the bottom of the ninth inning when Corey Seager's two-run homer for the hosts took the game to extra innings.

Friday's win at Globe Life Field continues a sequence in which the Rangers, American League champions, have won all eight postseason games in which they have scored first.

Earlier, Evan Carter had got them on the scoreboard in the first inning with an RBI double allowing Seager to score, before being driven in himself by Garcia.

In a topsy-turvy game, the Rangers rallied with two outs in the bottom of the third as another Carter double put the pressure on Diamondbacks starting pitcher Zac Gallen, who loaded the bases before walking in a run.

Back came the D-backs, with Tommy Pham's homer immediately restoring their one-run lead, before Ketel Marte extended his postseason hitting streak to 17 games when he drove in Geraldo Perdomo.

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