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- Beltré powering Rangers toward World Series title
Beltré powering Rangers toward World Series title
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - The Texas Rangers are one win away from winning their first World Series title after Adrián Beltré slugged a game-tying home run in the fifth inning of Game 5 against the Cardinals, setting the stage for a 4-2 victory that gave his team a 3-2 edge in the best-of-seven series.
Beltré, a third baseman from Santo Domingo, has hit four home runs during the postseason and could be celebrating winning baseball's biggest prize following Game 6 on Oct. 26. If won by the Cardinals, who are led by Albert Pujols, a first baseman also from Santo Domingo, Game 7 will be Oct. 27.
"I've been waiting 14 years for this," Beltré told reporters. "It hasn't been easy. I've been on teams that haven't been too good and I've been on teams that have been in the postseason but got out of it quick. Being in this situation now, so close, you just want to get it over with and get one more win."
Through 15 postseason games, Beltré is hitting .286 with eight runs batted-in.
During the regular season, he batted .296 with 105 RBI and 32 homers.
"He not only shows up to the ballpark to do his job, but he shows up to the ballpark to beat his opponent," Texas manager Ron Washington told reporters. "And that's what Adrián Beltré brings. And he brings that out in the rest of his teammates. That's a part of being a part of 25 guys that are in the trenches for as long as we've been in the trenches. And now we have this opportunity to go further. Adrián epitomized that."
Meantime, the Cardinals will try to counter the hot bats of Beltré and the Rangers with the left arm of Jaime García. The pitcher and native of Reynosa, Mexico, did all he could in Game 2 of the World Series against the Rangers, allowing a meager three hits as he struck out seven against only one walk in seven innings before the team lost 2-1.
He must be just as good again on Oct. 26 in Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo.
"It doesn't matter how you feel physically, how the weather is, home or away. You've just got to give your team a chance," García told reporters. "And that's basically what I've been doing, and I'm going to keep doing it."
If García can keep the game close, it will be up to Pujols to deliver his team a victory. He was spectacular in Game 3, going 5-for-6 with three home runs and six runs batted-in in a 16-7 win as he tied the single-game record for each statistic in the Fall Classic.
But in the other four games of the series, he has gone a combined 0-for-12 with four walks against one strikeout.
"I just come and get ready to play," Pujols told reporters. "I've been in that situation before where people just blow things out, and it is what it is, and you can't really think about that. My main focus is we are in the World Series."
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