How Texas beat Arizona, 5-0, to win its first World Championship

The Texas Rangers won the first World Series title in their history on Wednesday with a 1-0 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field.

The Rangers completed a miraculous postseason, winning the best-of-seven series 4-1.

The Rangers did not lose a road game in the postseason, winning 11 in a row.

The scoring plays:

First inning

TEXAS: With Arizona ace Zac Gallen on the mound, first pitch at 705 p..m. Marcus Semien flies out center field. Corey Seager grounds out to shortstop. Evan Carter strikes out.

ARIZONA: Corbin Carroll walks on four pitches, then steals second base on first pitch to Ketel Marte. Marte grounds out to second, moving Carroll to third. Gabriel Moreno grounds out to shortstop. Christian Walker walks on a full count. With runners on first and second and two out, Tommy Pham grounds into force out. RANGERS 0, DIAMONDBACKS 0

Second inning

TEXAS: Mitch Garver strikes out. Josh Jung grounds out to short. Nathaniel Lowe grounds out to second. 6 up, 6 down.

ARIZONA: Lourdes Gurriel Jr. singles to center. Alek Thomas grounds out to short, Gurriel moves to second. Evan Longoria flies out to left. With two outs and Gurriel on second, Geraldo Perdomo flies out to right. RANGERS 0, DIAMONDBACKS 0

Third inning

TEXAS: Jonah Heim grounds out to second. Leody Taveras flies out to center. Travis Jankowski grounds out to shortstop. 9 up, 9 down. Rangers still searching for a base runner.

ARIZONA: Corbin Carroll singles to first, then Ketel Marte walks on four pitches. With two on and no outs, Gabriel Moreno sacrifice bunts the runners to second and third. Now two outs, Christian Walker strikes out. Tommy Pham grounds out. Again, Eovaldi gets out of a jam. RANGERS 0, DIAMONDBACKS 0

Fourth inning

TEXAS: Marcus Semien grounds out to shortstop. Corey Seager grounds out to second. Evan Carter strikes ut. Gallen is perfect through four, throwing just 35 pitches.

ARIZONA: Lourdes Gurriel Jr. flies out to left field. Alek Thomas grounds out to second base. Evan Longoria doubles to right field. Geraldo Perdomo strikes out. Another Arizona threat thwarted. RANGERS 0, DIAMONDBACKS 0

Fifth inning

TEXAS: Mitch Garver flies out to left, Josh Jung flies out to left (terrific running catch by Gurriel), Nathaniel Lowe walks (first base runner). Jonah Heim strikes out swinging. Rangers still without a hit.

ARIZONA: Corbin Carrroll flies out to right. Ketel Marte walks. Gabriel Moreno strikes out. Christian Walker singles to right, moving Marte to third. With two outs and runners on first and third, Tommy Pham walks to load the bases. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. grounds out to short. Arizona again wastes scoring opportunity. RANGERS 0, D-BACKS 0

Sixth inning

TEXAS: Leody Taveras grounds out to second. Travis Jankowski flies out to left. Marcus Semien strikes out. No-hitter continues.

ARIZONA: Alek Thomas grounds out to pitcher, Evan Longoria strikes out, Geraldo Perdomo strikes out. RANGERS 0, DIAMONDBACKS 0

Seventh inning

TEXAS: Corey Seager breaks up the no-hitter with a single to left field. Evan Carter smacks a double to right-center, moving Seager to third base. With runners on second and third and nobody out, Mitch Garver singles to center, scoring Seager. Rangers lead 1-0. Josh Jung strikes out. Garver is taken out, relieved by Kevin Ginkel. Nathaniel Lowe hits grounder to first which is turned into a fielders choice, Carter out in rundown between third base and home plate. Jonah Heim pops up to catcher. RANGERS 1, DIAMONDBACKS 0

ARIZONA: Aroldis Chapman comes in to pitch for the Rangers. Corbin Carroll flies out to left. Ketel Marte walks on four pitches. Gabriel Moreno strikes out. With Christian Walker coming to plate, Josh Sborz replaces Chapman with two outs and the tie run on first base. Walker flies out to center. RANGERS 1, DIAMONDBACKS 0

Eighth inning

TEXAS: Leody Taveras bunts, but is thrown out on good play by third baseman Evan Longoria. Travis Jankowski walks. Marcus Semien singles, moving Jankowski to second. With two outs, Corey Seager walks to load the bases. Evan Carter strikes out for the second out. Mitch Garver grounds out to shortstop.

ARIAONA: Tommy Pham strikes out, Lourees Gurriel Jr. grounds out. Alek Thomas singles to center. Pavin Smith replaces Evan Longoria. Smith takes a third strike. HEADED TO NINTH, RANGERS 1, DIAMONDBACKS 0

Ninth inning

TEXAS: With Sewald on the mound, Josh Jung and Nathaniel Lowe open the inning with back-to-back singles. Josh Heim then singles to center, scoring Jung. The ball gets past center fielder Alek Thomas, allowing Lowe to score and the Rangers lead 3-0. Jung goes all the way to third base on the play. Taveras strikes out. One away, Jung still on third. Jankowski grounds out for the second out, then Marcus Semien hits a two-run homer for a 5-0 lead. Corey Seager has an infield single. Evan Carter strikes out to end the inning, but Texas has a big lead. RANGERS 5, DIAMONDBACKS 0

ARIZONA: With Sborz still on the mound, Geraldo Perdomo is called out on strikes. Corbin Carroll pops out to Josh Heim. Ketel Marte strikes out.

and the TEXAS RANGERS are WORLD CHAMPS!