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The Texas Rangers will meet the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park for Game 1 of the American League Championship Series. We’re here to share our MLB odds series, make a Rangers-Astros Game 1 prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Rangers swept the Baltimore Orioles 3-0 in the AL Division Series […]

The Houston Astros are back in the ALCS once again, with Justin Verlander getting the ball in Game 1 on Sunday against the Texas Rangers. As for Game 2 Monday, manager Dusty Baker announced that left-hander Framber Valdez will take the hill. Via Julia Morales: “Justin Verlander will start Game 1 of the ALCS, Framber […]

Analytics is a term baseball fans, and sports fans in general, have likely heard more of in recent years. Many front offices are turning to a numbers-based approach when it comes to their roster construction of teams. Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker made a brutally honest admission about analytics before giving Texas Rangers manager Bruce […]

It’s the battle of the Lone Star State in the 2023 ALCS as the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers meet in what should be a fantastic series. Ahead of Game 1 on Sunday, second baseman Jose Altuve was asked about his thoughts on their rivalry with the Rangers. Via Brian McTaggart: “They’re a great team. […]

The Houston Astros have their sights set on back-to-back World Series championships. First, they need to get past the Texas Rangers in the ALCS. Houston will need to battle Texas without key reliever Kendall Graveman, however. “Kendall Graveman’s shoulder hasn’t improved enough to be an option for the ALCS roster,” Astros reporter Julia Morales shared. […]

The Houston Astros dominated the Texas Rangers in the regular-season, beating their interstate rivals nine out of 13 tries in 2023 — but Dusty Baker knows that means nothing once the American League Championship Series kicks off on Sunday night. “Clean slate,” he said when asked about the Astros’ success against the Rangers, per MLB.com’s […]

The Texas Rangers will take their 5-0 2023 MLB Playoffs record into Game 1 of the ALCS on Sunday against the Houston Astros as they look to keep it rolling. And while the defending World Series champions did sweep the Rangers in their last series in September, first baseman Nathaniel Lowe knows this team is […]

Max Scherzer has every intention of playing in the American league Championship Series versus the Houston Astros. The Texas Rangers starting pitcher is “ready to go” after throwing another bullpens session Friday, per ESPN. Scherzer continues to progress toward an ALCS return after being sidelined for over a month with a shoulder injury. Texas has […]

The Texas Rangers are gearing up for their most important postseason series in over a decade. That type of pressure, coupled with the chance to finally dethrone the Houston Astros, makes it extremely difficult to relax. Max Scherzer, however, seems to be having no problem staying loose. The 39-year-old ace’s playing status has not yet […]

The American League Championship Series is set. Per usual, the Houston Astros have again advanced to the ALCS. The Astros will take on one of the MLB playoff’s biggest surprises, the Texas Rangers. The team is a 5-seed that has made a deep run without losing a game yet. This article will explain everything that […]

Although neither team finished with the best record in the American League, or second best for that matter, the pennant felt destined to run through the Lone Star State when the 2023 MLB playoffs began. From a roster standpoint, they both packed the right amount of punch in their lineups and on the mound to […]

The Texas Rangers ended the regular season with a 90-72 record, tied atop the AL West division standings with the Houston Astros. Houston ended up getting the tiebreaker to earn a bye in the first round of the playoffs, but the Rangers still got into the postseason via the Wild Card. However, the road that […]

For the first time in history, the Houston Astros and the Texas Rangers find themselves locked in a postseason battle, marking what looks to be an epic, Texas-sized showdown in the American League Championship Series (ALCS). Reflecting on their regular-season encounters, the Astros and the Rangers engaged in a fierce struggle for AL West supremacy […]

Managers Bruce Bochy and Dusty Baker have a lot in common. They both won the World Series, surpassed 2,000 career wins and are surely headed to Cooperstown. The former has helped the reloaded Texas Rangers immediately fulfill their potential, while the latter stabilized a Houston Astros team mired in negativity and scandal. When the American […]

The Houston Astros have leapt over the Atlanta Braves as favorites to win the World Series after they beat the Minnesota Twins in the American League Divisional Series, per FanDuel Sportsbook. Led by hitters Yordan Alvarez, Jose Altuve and pitcher Justin Verlander, the Astros are predicted to run it back after winning it all last […]

The Houston Astros and Texas Rangers were about as neck and neck as it gets through the entire MLB season. Both teams ended up finishing the year 90-72 and tied atop the AL West standings, but the Astros got the nod as division champs to get a bye in the first round of the playoffs. […]

With the Houston Astros advancing past the Minnesota Twins with a win in Game 4 of the ALDS, it sets up an epic clash with the rival Texas Rangers in the ALCS, and Dusty Baker’s comments should get baseball fans excited for the series. “They know us, and we know them,” Dusty Baker said, via […]

The Texas Rangers cruised into the ALCS thanks to a stellar outing from Nathan Eovaldi in Game 3 against the Baltimore Orioles. Eovaldi’s final line in the clincher for the Rangers was superb ( 7 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 7 K), and Texas’ bats gave Eovaldi more than enough run support, leading to a […]

The Texas Rangers are moving on to the ALCS and remain unbeaten in the MLB Playoffs, having swept both the Tampa Bay Rays and the Baltimore Orioles. Bruce Bochy’s squad rolled to a convincing 7-1 win on Tuesday night and went up 6-0 in the third inning. That resulted in the Rangers fans singing the […]

The Texas Rangers acquired Max Scherzer back in August with the intention of bolstering the starting rotation in the postseason, should they get there. However, Scherzer’s arrival in Texas didn’t exactly go according to plan. After making just his eighth start with the Rangers, Scherzer proceeded to strain his teres major muscle, knocking him out […]

The Texas Rangers spent the majority of the season leading the AL West, only slipping up in the final few months and conceding the division title to the Houston Astros as a result. This, however, meant that the Rangers, instead of receiving a bye into the ALDS, had to go through the gauntlet that was […]

The Texas Rangers faltered in the final month of the regular season, losing out on a top-two seed in the American League playoffs and settling for a wild card spot. After completing a sweep in both the wild card round and the ALDS, the Rangers don’t care anymore about losing out on a division title. […]

The Baltimore Orioles had a historic regular season that saw the organization win 100 games just a couple of years after the team lost 100 games. The Orioles were also in the best division in baseball this season, the AL East, and they ended up taking home the division crown to earn the #1 seed […]

Despite getting swept in the 2023 ALDS, Baltimore Orioles manager Brandon Hyde kept things in proper perspective. Hyde told the media following the Orioles’ season-ending 7-1 loss to the Texas Rangers on Tuesday they overachieved. The Orioles will use their recent success as motivation for next season, per The Baltimore Sun’s Jacob Calvin Meyer. “How […]

On Tuesday, the Baltimore Orioles’ season ended with a 7-1 loss to the Texas Rangers. Although the Orioles won an impressive 101 games during the regular season compared to the Rangers’ 90, Baltimore looked completely listless against Texas during their ALDS series, as Baltimore lost three consecutive games en route to an embarrassing sweep. After […]

As the MLB playoffs are in the midst of the divisional series, the Texas Rangers and Philadelphia Phillies have stood out as the top two teams left to win the World Series according to Fox Sports. The odds also saw the Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves get lower after each taking a loss. In […]

Corey Seager saw his MLB playoffs OBP absolutely skyrocket on Sunday versus the Baltimore Orioles. The Texas Rangers star, who projects to be an AL MVP finalist, drew five walks in Texas’ 11-8 ALDS Game 2 victory. Seager’s five walks were the most in a single game in MLB postseason history, per MLB on X […]

The Baltimore Orioles are one loss away from being swept and eliminated from the postseason by the Texas Rangers. Game three of this series will continue our MLB odds series as we hand out an Orioles-Rangers prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch this game. The Orioles lost a close […]

The Texas Rangers will face off with the Baltimore Orioles for Game 2 of the American League Division Series. We’re here to share our MLB odds series, make a Rangers-Orioles Game 2 prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Rangers and Orioles just endured an exciting Game 1, where the Rangers took […]

The Texas Rangers took care of business in the American League Wild Card Series and will play the AL’s best team, the Baltimore Orioles, in the ALDS. Max Scherzer has been taking steps towards a potential return from injury. However, Scherzer is not on Texas’ ALDS roster, per Bob Nightengale of USA Today. Nightengale reported […]

There were a lot of disappointing teams across the MLB in the 2023 campaign, but the St. Louis Cardinals will surely come in towards the top of that group. The Cardinals, who won the National League Central in 2022, were expected to win their division again this season, but instead, ended up finishing in last […]

For the first time since 2014, the Baltimore Orioles are playing in the ALDS. The Orioles were the top dogs in the American League as the regular season concluded, winning 101 games en route to an AL East title. Now they are tasked with being the team everyone wants to beat in the AL and […]

The Texas Rangers will meet the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards for Game 1 of the American League Divisional Series. We’re here to share our MLB odds series, make a Rangers-Orioles Game 1 prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Rangers and Orioles will probably be the most intriguing […]

One version of the 2023 ALDS is set with the Texas Rangers facing the Baltimore Orioles. The Orioles have been patiently waiting on the Rangers, who swept the Tampa Bay Rays in the middle of their home crowd (what there was of it) in the AL Wild Card Series. *Watch MLB games LIVE with fuboTV […]

The Texas Rangers head into the ALDS against the Baltimore Orioles without three key starters, but it appears one could possibly make a miraculous return in the MLB Playoffs. Max Scherzer, who suffered a shoulder injury in mid-September, is about to take a massive step in the right direction. The veteran is set to throw […]

Two teams with extended postseason droughts, the Baltimore Orioles and Texas Rangers, have now both made it to the second round of the MLB Playoffs. Neither have experienced playoff action since 2016, but now, the two teams will face off in the American League Division Series. The Rangers started off the season hot, but injuries […]

For all the success they had and the hype they received in the 2023 MLB regular season, the Tampa Bay Rays’ dream of winning the World Series has come to a screeching halt. They are no longer in contention for the grandest prize in the big leagues, as Tampa Bay got eliminated by the Texas […]

The Texas Rangers can eliminate the Tampa Bay Rays in game two of the American League Wild Card series. It is time to continue our MLB odds Series with an AL Wild Card Game Two Rangers-Rays prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. It was a dominating performance from Jordan Montgomery in game one of the series that […]

Who said anything about a home field advantage? The Tampa Bay Rays looked like the antithesis of themselves in a concerning 4-0 loss at home to the Texas Rangers in the MLB playoffs. They made sloppy defensive mistakes (four errors) and failed to do the savvy, little things that define their brand of baseball. Such […]