HOUSTON — Seeing as he is 21 years old and not yet 30 games into his major-league career, almost every day brings a new first for Rangers rookie Evan Carter. Sunday marked a big one: first Championship Series game, and — no pressure — it was against the reigning champion Houston Astros. As if that weren’t enough to deal with, it was also Carter’s first time playing at Minute Maid Park, with its funky left-field wall jutting in and out.
Robbie Grossman, the Rangers’ backup outfielder who started his career in Houston, says it’s one of the tougher left fields in the league, “just because of all the angles.