MLB Playoffs Articles - Page 35

Snakes Alive. Just those two words encapsulate the crazy run that the Arizona Diamondbacks have had over the 2023 postseason. Now in the World Series, they will look to secure the second championship in franchise history by taking down the Texas Rangers. How did such a plain sign with a random phrase become such a […]

The Philadelphia Phillies saw their season end on a whimper as they fell 4-2 to the Arizona Diamondbacks in Game 7 of the NLCS. Dave Dombrowski knew the Phillies had a team capable of winning the World Series and is still shocked at their Game 7 performance. Philadelphia mustered up just five hits and didn’t […]

Max Scherzer has dealt with several injuries over the last few seasons but his latest one won’t keep him out of the World Series. The Texas Rangers ace has a cut on his right thumb but the future Hall of Fame starting pitcher said it won’t affect his ability to throw. “It’s just a cut. […]

Coming into the National League Championship Series (NLCS) against the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Philadelphia Phillies were the head and shoulder favorites to, at the very least, win the pennant and represent the NL in the World Series. However, after last night’s Game 7, that proved not to be true. The Phillies were stunned, losing their […]

Nathan Eovaldi is the Texas Rangers’ starter against Zac Gallen’s Arizona Diamondbacks in Game 1 of the 2023 World Series. News of Eovaldi taking the mound for Game 1 of the Fall Classic broke out on Wednesday, per Texas Rangers Insider. Game 1 of the World Series Nathan Eovaldivs. Zac Gallen Should be gooooooood pic.twitter.com/Fa1bi861cx […]

For the first time since 2001, the Arizona Diamondbacks will be playing in the World Series. As the prepare to take on the Texas Rangers, the Diamondbacks have named their Game 1 starter. Arizona will be sending Zac Gallen to the hill, via Bob Nightengale of USA Today. The Diamondbacks will travel to take on […]

The 2023 World Series matchup is officially set after the Arizona Diamondbacks shocked the baseball world with a Game 7 win over the Philadelphia Phillies Tuesday night. That sets a date with the American League champion Texas Rangers in the 119th Fall Classic which is set to begin on Friday. Now that the teams are […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks finished the regular season with an 84-78 record and in second place in the National League West division. This team wasn’t expected to do much in the playoffs as they limped into the postseason on a four-game losing streak. However, the beginning of the playoffs is when this team got scorching hot. […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks could not have survived their ordeal in the 2023 National League Division Series against the Philadelphia Phillies without the excellence of second baseman Ketel Marte. For his outstanding series versus Philly, Marte was given the NLCS MVP honor following the D-backs’ 4-2 Game 7 victory Tuesday night. In the locker room, Marte […]

The Philadelphia Phillies made a deep run to the World Series in the 2022 MLB Playoffs as a Wild Card team, and they were looking to go a step further this season. They got things started off with a sweep against the Miami Marlins in the Wild Card round, and they followed that up by […]

The Philadelphia Phillies came back home to the City of Brotherly Love with two chances to make a return trip to the World Series. However, the Phillies ended up blowing both of those opportunities, seeing their season come to an end after suffering a 4-2 loss in Game 7 of the NLCS against the Arizona […]

All throughout the 2023 MLB  playoffs we have been wondering if there is anyone or anything that could overpower the Philadelphia Phillies’ massive home-field advantage. Well, the Snakes’ venom stunningly silenced a packed crowd in Citizens Bank Park Tuesday night, as the Arizona Diamondbacks prevailed 4-2 to advance to the World Series. Few could have […]

After beating their NL East rival, the Atlanta Braves, in the National League Divisional Series (NLDS) in four games, the Philadelphia Phillies seemed to be the favorite to, at the very least, make it back to the World Series. After all, they were getting ready to face a young, inexperienced Arizona Diamondbacks team that lost […]

The table is set for the 2023 World Series. After the Arizona Diamondbacks completed their come-from-behind series victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League Championship Series, the Texas Rangers finally knew which team they’d be preparing for in the Fall Classic. The Rangers’ social media team was ready, too, simply tweeting, “The World […]

Corbin Carroll and the Arizona Diamondbacks have done it. For the first time since Randy Johnson and the 2001 D’backs, Arizona is going to the World Series after taking down Bryce Harper and the Philadelphia Phillies on the road in Game 7 of the 2023 National League Championship Series Tuesday night. As expected, Diamondbacks and […]

For any underdogs who fight hard enough to earn an unlikely Game 7, the past ceases to matter. Arizona Diamondbacks All-Star Corbin Carroll is erasing his National League Championship Series’ struggles from fans’ memories with a supremely clutch showing in Game 7 versus the Philadelphia Phillies. In what might be the rowdiest and most deafening […]

Nick Castellanos and the Philadelphia Phillies really put a lot of thought in their wardrobe choices on Tuesday ahead of their do-or-die showdown with the Arizona Diamondbacks for a spot in the World Series. After Bryce Harper opted to wear a Philadelphia 76ers jersey of Patrick Beverley–probably as a tribute to the City of Brotherly […]

Whenever there is a winner-take-all game in a professional sport, media analysts tend to go to extremes when predicting the outcomes of said games. Game 7 of the NLCS is no exception as Chris Russo, aka ‘Mad Dog’, is putting his job on the line against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The radio legend said he will […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks fought their way back from 2-0 and 3-2 series deficits to force a deciding Game 7 of the NLCS against the Philadelphia Phillies. A win puts the D-backs in their first World Series since winning it in 2001 while a loss would end Arizona’s best season since 2007. With that being said, […]

The Arlington/Dallas area of Texas is enjoying some of its best times as fans lately with the success of the professional franchises in the area. The Dallas Cowboys are 4-2, the Dallas Mavericks are expected NBA playoff contenders, the Dallas Stars reached the Western Conference Final last season and the Texas Rangers just won the […]

Houston Astros pitcher Justin Verlander knows that there was always a chance his team wouldn’t be returning to the World Series this year. But now that it’s a reality, it doesn’t mean it’s easier for him to take. The Astros didn’t win a single home game against the Texas Rangers in the ALCS, and their […]

The Houston Astros crashed out of the playoffs in Game 7, losing to the Texas Rangers by a score of 11-4. It wasn’t the way the Astros wanted to see their season come to an end, especially after they took a 3-2 series lead on the Rangers before returning to their home field for Games […]

The Philadelphia Phillies were unable to finish off the Arizona Diamondbacks in Game 6 of the NLCS, necessitating a winner-takes-all seventh game. This should be a game that gets fans’ pulses raising, especially when Kyle Schwarber hinted that both teams will be desperate and will be willing to do whatever it takes to come out […]

The Texas Rangers and Houston Astros’ year-long battle for AL West supremacy fittingly culminated in a Game 7 tilt in the ALCS. In the end, it was the Rangers that came out on top, thanks in large part to an offensive onslaught buoyed by an incredible night from Adolis Garcia. Garcia hit two home runs […]

Fans of the Houston Astros have gotten accustomed to witnessing excellence from the ballclub they support. After all, the Astros have missed the playoffs just once in the past nine seasons, making it to four World Series and winning a championship twice during that span. Thus, Astros fans expected that their team would have at […]

It was only fitting that Adolis Garcia, the Texas Rangers’ star outfielder, bagged the ALCS MVP honors after stepping up his game against the Houston Astros. Garcia was the subject of much fanfare in Game 5 when he was at the center of two momentum-swinging plays: a home run that he admired too brazenly for […]

The Houston Astros are such a lethal team that there’s no way anyone can count them out unless it’s mathematically impossible for them to mount a comeback. They have earned this reputation by virtue of being one of the most feared playoff teams for the past nine years. However, on Monday night, the Astros’ 2023 […]

The Texas Rangers have been one of the crowning jewels in what has been a mostly dispiriting 2023 for Texas sports fans. (The three NBA teams based in Texas all missed the playoffs, the Dallas Stars fell short in the Western Conference Finals, and the Dallas Wings also fell short in the postseason.) Contrary to […]

As one prominent sports media personality said in the past, there may be no better two words in sports than “Game 7.” In this pivotal winner-take-all clash, teams tend to give it their all and do whatever it takes just so they could get the upper hand on their opponent in what has been, to […]

The Houston Astros’ failure to defend their World Series title this 2023 might also signal the end of Dusty Baker’s tenure as manager of the team. According to the latest updates, Baker is expected to leave his role as Astros manager following the team’s loss to the Texas Rangers in the ALCS, per Brittany Ghiroli […]

The Texas Rangers and Houston Astros have brought all the emotional beats an in-state, in-division playoff matchup tends to bring. And it could not have been more apparent back in Game 5 of their ALCS matchup; that was when the benches cleared after Adolis Garcia was hit by a Bryan Abreu pitch not too long […]

The Texas Rangers got the job done in the ALCS, taking down the Houston Astros in the crucial Game 7 to book their tickets to the World Series. Naturally, Texas fans were absolutely ecstatic with the victory, especially when it looked like Texas was in trouble during the series. Texas actually took a 2-0 lead […]

There will not be a World Series title repeat for the Houston Astros. The Texas Rangers are going to the 2023 Fall Classic, and they did it by embarrassing the Astros in enemy territory. So dominant were the Rangers in Monday’s American League Championship Series Game 7 at Minute Maid Park that their fans made […]

Former Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager got the Texas Rangers off to a rousing start against the Houston Astros in Game 7 of the ALCS on Monday. Seager hit a 440-ft. home run to right center field off Rangers starter Cristian Javier in the top of the first inning. Seager’s moon shot put Texas […]

Adolis Garcia and the Texas Rangers are looking to punch their ticket to the World Series and take out the Houston Astros in Game 7 of the ALCS. Before the Rangers knew their fate, Garcia made sure Texas brought some more fireworks to what has been an explosive ALCS. Garcia has been on a power […]

The winner goes to the World Series as the Arizona Diamondbacks face the Philadelphia Phillies in Game Seven of the National League Championship Series. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with an NLCS Game 7 Diamondbacks-Phillies prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Phillies opened the series with a two-game lead after dominating the […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks and the Philadelphia Phillies are reaching the top of the hill of the 2023 National League Division Series. There is no more after Tuesday between these two rivals. It is win or go home for the D’backs and the Phillies, as they make their final attempt to secure a seat in the […]

The ALCS has been a fierce battle between the Texas Rangers and Houston Astros. When tension got too hot, Bryan Abreu came inside with a pitch and hit Rangers slugger Adolis Garcia, leading to a benches clearing brawl. For his actions in that brawl, Abreu was suspended for two games. The relief pitcher appealed and […]

As the Arizona Diamondbacks face elimination from the MLB playoffs ahead of Game 6 of the NLCS, manager Torey Lovullo is trying to keep his guys motivated. The D-backs seem to be facing tough odds but that hasn’t stopped them from getting this far. After losing a crucial Game 5 following two consecutive wins at […]