World Series Game 4 takeaways: Rangers on the verge of first championship

The Texas Rangers are just one win away from winning their first World Series title in franchise history thanks to their 11-7 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Game 4 of the World Series on Tuesday night. 

Here are three takeaways from their win.

1. Rangers remain road warriors

One of the biggest factors in the Rangers' run toward a championship is the fact they have been unbeatable away from home.

Quite literally.

With Tuesday's win, the Rangers improved their record to a perfect 10-0 on the road this postseason, outscoring their opponents by an incredible 66-27 margin in the process.

They have needed to be dominant on the road given that they did not have home-field advantage in any postseason series until they made it to the World Series.

It has also not been an easy path. 

They swept a 99-win Tampa Bay team in two games in the wild-card round, swept a 101-win Baltimore Orioles team in the ALDS (with two wins being on the road), and then knocked off the reigning World Series champion Houston Astros in the ALCS, winning all four road games in the series, including Games 6 and 7. 

Now they have delivered an emphatic statement in the World Series. 

It would only be fitting for them to clinch their first championship on the road in Game 5 on Wednesday night given how dominant they have been on the road this postseason. 

2. The Rangers keep clubbing home runs at historic pace

Even without the presence of Adolis Garcia on Tuesday night, the Rangers still managed to keep hitting the ball out of the ballpark.

Thanks to long balls from Marcus Semien, Corey Seager and Jonah Heim, the Rangers were able to add to a Major League Baseball record by homering in 15 consecutive playoff games.

Seager's two-run home run in the second inning, his third home run of the series made it 15 straight.