The Texas Rangers and the Arizona Diamondbacks meet in game three of the World Series in MLB action from Chase Field on Monday.
Rangers Dismantled In Game Two
The World Series is now even at one win apiece after the Rangers lost 9-1 in game two on Saturday. Mitch Garver’s solo home run was the lone score the Rangers would plate in the loss, with the rest of the lineup hitting 3 for 27 with 10 strikeouts as Marcus Semien, Evan Carter and Josh Jung each had a hit as well in the losing effort. Jordan Montgomery took the loss, falling to 3-1 in the postseason after allowing 4 runs on 9 hits over six innings of work. Max Scherzer will start here for the Rangers and is 0-1 with a 9.45 ERA and 6 strikeouts this postseason.
Texas Rangers Team Facts
- The Rangers have won each of their last eight road games.
- The Rangers have covered the run line each of their last 10 road games against teams that held a winning record.
- The Rangers have led after 7 innings in each of their last eight road games against opponents that held a winning record.
- The Rangers have led after 5 innings in each of their last eight road playoff games.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Rangers’ last six road games against National League opponents.
Texas Rangers Player Prop Facts
- Adolis Garcia has hit at least one home run in five of the Rangers’ last six games against opponents that held a winning record.
- Adolis Garcia has recorded at least one RBI in seven of the Rangers’ last eight games against opponents that held a winning record.
- Marcus Semien has recorded two or more total bases in each of the Rangers’ last seven road games against NL opponents that held a winning record.
- Max Scherzer has recorded six or more strikeouts in each of his last six road appearances against NL opponents.
- Marcus Semien has scored a run in each of the Rangers’ last seven Monday games.
- Jonah Heim has recorded at least one hit in each of the Rangers’ last 10 road games.
- Max Scherzer has recorded a win in four of his last five appearances against the Diamondbacks.
- Marcus Semien has recorded at least one Single in each of the Rangers’ last six games against the Diamondbacks.
- Corey Seager ranks 2nd amongst qualified players for Slugging Percentage (.623) this season.
Diamondbacks Even Up Series
The Arizona Diamondbacks come into this one looking to take their first World Series lead after their win on Saturday. Ketel Marte, Corbin Carroll and Emmanuel Rivera each had two RBIs while Gabriel Moreno added a solo home run. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and Evan Longoria each had an RBI to round out the scoring for Arizona in the win. Tommy Pham went 4 for 4 with a pair of doubles while Alek Thomas had two hits with a double as well. Christian Walker and Gerardo Perdomo each had base hits as well to round out Arizona’s offense as a whole as the D-Backs cranked out 16 hits as a team in the win. Merrill Kelly got the win after throwing seven innings of one run ball, allowing just 3 hits with 9 strikeouts. Brandon Pfaadt will start for Arizona here and is 0-0 with a 2.70 ERA and 22 strikeouts this postseason.
Arizona Diamondbacks Team Facts
- The Diamondbacks have lost each of their last five home games against American League opponents.
- The Diamondbacks have covered the run line in seven of their last eight playoff games after not playing the previous day.
- The Diamondbacks have led after 5 innings in each of their last four playoff games.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the last five night games between the Rangers and Diamondbacks at Chase Field.
- The Diamondbacks have trailed after 7 innings in each of their last five home games against American League opponents that held a winning record.
Arizona Diamondbacks Player Prop Facts
- Alek Thomas has hit a home run in each of the Diamondbacks’ last two home games against opponents that held a winning record.
- Geraldo Perdomo has scored a run in each of the Diamondbacks’ last four games.
- Ketel Marte has recorded at least one RBI in six of the Diamondbacks’ last seven games against the Rangers.
- Ketel Marte has recorded two or more total bases in nine of his last 10 home appearances after not playing the previous day.
- Ketel Marte has recorded a hit in each of the Diamondbacks’ last 18 playoff games.
- Ketel Marte has recorded at least one Single in each of the Diamondbacks’ last nine Monday night games at Chase Field.
- Corbin Carroll ranks 3rd in the league in Steals (54) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Arizona Diamondbacks rank 1st in the league for triples this season (44).
- The Arizona Diamondbacks rank 2nd in the league for steals this season (166).
- The Texas Rangers rank 2nd in the league for hits this season (1470).
- The Texas Rangers rank 2nd in the league for doubles this season (326).
Chris’ Pick
I’m backing Arizona here. I get that the Rangers have had a ton of success on the road, but it’s important to remember a lot of that came in Houston where the road team won a ton of the matchups this season, playoffs included. Pfaadt’s pitched really well and we’ve yet to see a dominant outing from Scherzer to this point in the playoffs. Give me the Diamondbacks to build on Saturday’s momentum with a win here.
