Jordan Montgomery, the Rangers’ trade deadline godsend, got the win after 6 ⅓ innings of sterling, scoreless baseball.
HOUSTON — The ball left ’s bat and flew high over the playing field at Minute Maid Park in what, for a moment, seemed like the latest chapter in the charmed postseason history. But rather than carry onto the train tracks above the vaunted ballpark, it died at the wall nearly 366 feet from home plate. There waiting was poised rookie , the kid who continues to thrive and exceed every expectation here in October.
The Rangers’ lead took shape in the second inning, when Carter, the rookie folk hero, slapped a ball just past a diving at first base. As the ball trickled into right field, Carter’s wheels began churning. He zoomed past first and carried on into second, just beating a throw that was dropped at the bag. Advertisement The next batter, catcher , singled to center field. Carter read the ball well and scored easily to give his team an early edge in front of a hostile Houston crowd.
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