With first pitch set for 8:03 p.m. ET, Max Scherzer and Brandon Pfaadt will be on the mound on Monday. Scherzer has yet to win this post-season and lasted just 44 pitches and 2 2/3 innings in his last outing, Game 7 of the ALCS against the Astros. Meanwhile, the Diamondbacks have won the last […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Dusty Baker talks about his time in Houston and figuring out what he’s going to do after retiring as the Astros’ manager. (2:20) Dusty Baker’s managerial career officially ended Thursday, with a news release and news conference and all the trimmings that come with the end of a career of one […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Jeff Passan tells Scott Van Pelt about the “clash of styles” between the Rangers and Diamondbacks ahead of their World Series showdown. (1:27) The 2023 World Series begins tonight in Arlington, Texas. The Texas Rangers and Arizona Diamondbacks punched their tickets in two thrilling league championship series that went the distance. […]
Continue readingWith the matchup set, fantasy analysts Tristan H. Cockcroft, Eric Karabell and Todd Zola and betting analyst Tyler Fulghum offer their picks to win the Fall Classic and take home the World Series MVP, all while considering the odds. Game 1: Friday at Rangers, 8:03 p.m. ET Game 2: Saturday at Rangers, 8:03 p.m. ET […]
Continue readingPHILADELPHIA — Every year, October baseball is a treat, a mish-mash of drama, intrigue, strategy, excitement and nerves frayed and fried. Game 7s take each of those elements and supercharge them. Sports exist for series that go the distance. And this October has gifted a pair of them. Two days. Two Game 7s. Early Monday […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Adolis Garcia‘s line-drive grand slam in the top of the ninth inning sends the Rangers and Astros to a Game 7 in the ALCS. (0:36) It’s elimination Monday in the championship series round of the 2023 MLB playoffs. First, the Arizona Diamondbacks will attempt to stay alive against the Philadelphia Phillies […]
Continue readingThe Rangers players could exhale, having taken control of a tense Game 6 that they went on to win, 9-2. Astros fans immediately flooded the aisles to get out of the park, and Astros players made three outs on four pitches in the bottom of the ninth inning — perhaps in a hurry to move […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Michael Brantley tracks down the ball to make an impressive catch to deny the Rangers a run in the bottom of the sixth inning. (0:25) It’s a two-game Thursday in the league championship series as the 2023 MLB playoffs roll on. Will the Houston Astros even the ALCS after a big […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Michael Brantley tracks down the ball to make an impressive catch to deny the Rangers a run in the bottom of the sixth inning. (0:25) ARLINGTON, Texas — If the Houston Astros are going to do the unprecedented, and add another thrilling chapter to their distinguished legacy, it’s going to take […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Jose Altuve crushes a solo home run to left field to give the Astros a 4-0 lead over the Rangers in Game 3. (0:30) ARLINGTON, Texas — If the Texas Rangers are going to win the World Series, they will likely need Max Scherzer to make at least one more start, […]
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