After a dramatic Game 1 loss, the Arizona Diamondbacks bounced back in a 9-1 victory over the Texas Ranges to tie the World Series at 1-1.
Gabriel Moreno and Ketel Marte helped produce most of the Diamondbacks’ offense, while starting pitcher Merrill Kelly threw seven innings of one-run ball.
Moreno continued his hot streak in the postseason, blasting a solo home run in the top of the fourth inning to open up the scoring. After battling through seven pitches against Rangers starter Jordan Montgomery, the 22-year-old swung at the eighth and hit it nearly 413 feet.
Fans were amazed by the young catcher’s power.
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THAT BALL IS GONE 👋
The Snakes strike first in Game 2!
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Diamondbacks C Gabriel Moreno hit his 4th HR of this postseason in the 4th inning of Game 2 of the World Series tonight.
He is the 8th catcher with at least 4 HR in a single postseason and 1 shy of the single postseason record of 5 set by Sandy Alomar Jr. in 1997. pic.twitter.com/VvM2dCG6o5
Aaron Hughes @AaronrHughes
GABRIEL MORENO WORLD SERIES HOME RUNNN AND WE HAVE A 1-0 LEAD #EmbraceTheChaos #DBACKS
Talkin’ Baseball @TalkinBaseball_
GABRIEL MORENO OH MY
DSA🐬🐢👹☀️ @dapples78
Gabriel Moreno will be considered one of the best catchers in MLB by the end of next season!! @CardPurchaser
Oilers-4-Life @oilers_life
My man Gabriel Moreno goes deep and Gurriel follows up with a RBI single to make it 2-0 D-Backs!
Christopher Aparicio @Christo31624404
Gabriel Moreno for the @Dbacks is going to be a great player for a long time.
Travis Sawchik @Travis_Sawchik
If the only big question about Gabriel Moreno was his game power, well, he’s answering that this postseason. I’m not sure how many catchers an MLB could would want to roster over him going forward. A pretty short list.
AlaNNa Rizzo @alannarizzo
Gabriel Moreno is talented beyond his years. And Josh Jung, wow!
With the Diamondbacks leading 4-1 in the eighth inning, Marte cracked a two-run single to centerfield that helped break the game open. Corbin Carroll followed it up with his own RBI single, extending Arizona’s lead.
This was Marte’s 18th consecutive postseason game with a hit, giving him the longest streak in MLB history.
Baseball fans were impressed with the NLCS MVP’s accomplishment.
MLB @MLB
Ketel Marte’s 18-game postseason hitting streak dates back to 2017 and is now the longest in MLB history! #WorldSeries pic.twitter.com/TNDcggQXk1
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Ketel Marte has broken the MLB record with an 18-game hit streak in Postseason games 🔥👏 pic.twitter.com/qJkhBssS2b
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With his 8th inning single tonight, Diamondbacks 2B Ketel Marte extends his postseason hit streak to 18 straight games, breaking a tie with Manny Ramírez, Derek Jeter, and Hank Bauer for the longest hit streak in MLB postseason history. pic.twitter.com/wLhVvyepuH
PHNX Diamondbacks @PHNX_Dbacks
YO SOY EL.
KETEL MARTE EXTENDS HIS HITTING STREAK TO 18 GAMES, THE LONGEST STREAK IN MLB POSTSEASON HISTORY! pic.twitter.com/VDUWlpPTiL
ARIZONASPORTSBANDIT @azsportsbandit
KETEL MARTE STANDS ALONE IN POSTSEASON HISTORY
Aaron Hughes @AaronrHughes
KETEL MARTE KEEPS HIS HIT STREAK GOING! The Diamondbacks now have a commanding 6-1 lead on the Rangers. What a game, this is fantastic. And then Carroll adds ANOTHER run! It’s 7-1 snakes! #EmbraceTheChaos #Dbacks
Joanna Cards Fan @cardsfanjoanna
Ketel Marte breaks the record for most consecutive playoff games with at hit at 18 AND BUSTS THE GAME WIDE OPEN!!!!!
Congratulations Ketel Marte 🥳 🎉
Makayla Perkins @MakaylaEPerkins
Mike Hazen deserves a statue solely for holding onto Ketel Marte.
Record breaking 18-game hitting streak in the postseason. Unreal.
Jody Oehler @radiojody
Ketel Marte is putting together one of the greatest postseasons ever by a position player.
StatMuse MLB @statmusemlb
18-game hitting streak to start his postseason career.
Ketel Marte is him. https://t.co/OO0YPRC0m9
With the next three games in Arizona, the Diamondbacks have a chance to win the World Series at home. They’ll attempt to do so in Game 3, which is on Monday at approximately 8:03 p.m. ET.
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