Dominant throughout October, Diamondbacks bullpen falters in World Series Game 1 defeat

News – AP-NationalPaul Sewald gave up a tying, two-run homer to Corey Seager with one out in the ninth inning and Miguel Castro allowed Adolis García’s game-ending home run in the 11th as Arizona opening the World Series with a 6-5 loss at Texas.Saturday, October 28th 2023, 1:53 AM EDTBy RONALD BLUMAP Baseball WriterARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Paul Sewald watched the end of his first World Series game in the Arizona Diamondbacks clubhouse and the trainer’s room, not from the center of a celebration on the mound as he had imagined.“There’s no worse feeling in this game than being the closer and blowing the save opportunity at the last second,” he said after Arizona’s 6-5, 11-inning loss to Texas on Friday night. “This team battled for 8 1/2 innings and had the lead and my job is to finish games when I get in there and I did not, and it came back to bite us.”Sewald entered with a 5-3 lead against the Rangers in the ninth inning. He started No. 9 hitter Leody Tavares with a called strike but then walked him on four straight fastballs, the first high and the next three outside.“You don’t anticipate giving up a
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