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2023 ALCS: Rangers Put Astros in a 2–0 Hole, Head Home in Command of Series

Rangers 5, Astros 4; Rangers lead series, 2–0 HOUSTON, Oct. 16 — The Texas Rangers sent nine men to the plate in the first inning, leading both 4–0 and 5–1 before staving off a furious comeback for a 5–4 Game Two victory over the Houston Astros Monday afternoon in the ALCS. Left-handed Astros starter Framber […]

Framber Valdez warming up prior to Game 2 of the 2023 ALCS between the Rangers and Astros

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2023 ALCS Game Two Manager Pregame Notes — Rangers at Astros, Nathan Eovaldi v. Framber Valdez

2023 ALCS Game Two — Rangers, Astros Pregame Manager Notes HOUSTON, Oct. 16 — The Texas Rangers and Houston Astros are facing one another Monday afternoon in Game Two of the ALCS, with the Rangers holding a 1–0 series lead. Prior to the game, Rangers manager Bruce Bochy and Astros manager Dusty Baker met with […]

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2023 ALCS: Montgomery, Carter Guide Rangers to Game One Shutout Victory over Astros

Rangers 2, Astros 0; Rangers Lead Series, 1–0 HOUSTON, Oct. 15 — Jordan Montgomery tossed 6 1/3 scoreless innings to lead the Texas Rangers to a 2–0 victory over the Houston Astros in Game One of the 2023 American League Championship Series Sunday night. Rangers rookie Evan Carter, who scored one of the two runs, […]

Astros and Rangers lined up for the National Anthem prior to Game 1 of the 2023 ALCS

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2023 ALCS Game One Manager Pregame Notes — Rangers at Astros, Jordan Montgomery v. Justin Verlander

2023 ALCS Game One — Rangers, Astros Pregame Manager Notes HOUSTON, Oct. 15 — The Texas Rangers and Houston Astros are facing one another Sunday night in Game One of the ALCS. This is the first time in LCS history that both teams are from the same state. Prior to the game, Rangers manager Bruce […]

Diamondbacks players celebrating their Division Series sweep of the Dodgers

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Diamondbacks Stun Dodgers in NLDS Sweep, Advance to NLCS

Diamondbacks 4, Dodgers 2 PHOENIX, Oct. 11 — There was another pool party at Chase Field Wednesday night. It was one of jubilation. The mighty Los Angeles Dodgers, longtime tormentors of the Arizona Diamondbacks, had fallen in yet another early October exit, thanks to a 4–2 victory by the home nine. Third-inning home runs by […]

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Rangers Sweep Orioles, Advance to ALCS

Rangers 7, Orioles 1 ARLINGTON, Tex. (Oct 10) — The Texas Rangers‘ bats came to life on Tuesday, as they beat the Baltimore Orioles, 7–1. Home runs by Corey Seager, Adolis Garcia, and Nathaniel Lowe helped the Rangers cap off the ALDS sweep of the Orioles. With this convincing win, the Rangers were able to […]

Tropicana Field, where the Rays attendance is far lower than it should be.

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Rays Attendance Woes Stem from Location, Location, Location. Illustrated for True Perspective.

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Rays Attendance Woes Come from Location. We’ve Included Maps for True Perspective. Much has been said of the Tampa Bay Rays attendance woes. The problem was exposed by their two Wild Card Series games against the Texas Rangers, the first of which had the lowest paid attendance for any postseason game since the 1919 World […]

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Postseason Woes Continue for Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers

Clayton Kershaw is one of the greatest pitchers of all time, but his postseason performances have not been as great as his regular season performances. Most Los Angeles Dodgers fans are excited to see Clayton Kershaw pitch, even in the postseason. But Saturday night’s playoff game saw the legendary hurler’s performance end abruptly. In fact, […]