Diamondbacks @ 
Rangers thread [Rangers win 6-5]
From CBS Sports:
The 2023 World Series begins Friday night with Game 1 between the Arizona Diamondbacks and Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field. The D-backs eliminated the Philadelphia Phillies in the NL Championship Series while the Rangers outlasted the Houston Astros. Both series went the full seven games. MLB was one win in each league away from its first World Series rematch since the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees in 1977 and 1978.
Arizona won the season series 3-1 against the Rangers. They split two games in Texas from May 2-3, then the D-backs swept both games at Chase Field from Aug. 21-22. All but one game was close, however, including one D-backs win on a Tommy Pham walk-off double. Historically, teams that win Game 1 of a best-of-seven series have gone on to win the series 64% of the time. That's the odds boost on the line Friday night.
You can view the full postseason schedule by clicking here, and here's the 2023 playoff bracket. Now, let's get to the important stuff for the World Series
How to watch Game 1
Date: Friday, Oct. 27 | Time: 8:03 p.m.
Location: Globe Life Field (Arlington, Texas)
TV channel: Fox | Live stream: fubo (try for free)
Starting pitchers: RHP Zac Gallen (17-9, 3.47 ERA) vs. RHP Nathan Eovaldi (12-5, 3.63 ERA)
Odds: ARI +137 | TEX -160 | O/U: 8 ?
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Preview
Because the two teams played two regular-season series, Gallen has already faced the Rangers twice in 2023. He allowed three runs in five innings on May 2, then struck out 11 while allowing one run in six innings on Aug. 22. Gallen coughed up nine runs in 11 innings in his two NLCS starts. He's up to 232 1/3 innings in 2023. Could fatigue be setting in? As for Eovaldi, he did not face the D-backs during the regular season, and he is a perfect 4-0 with a 2.42 ERA in four starts this postseason. Eovaldi has gone at least six innings in each of his four starts too. On paper, the Rangers have the pitching edge in Game 1, though the D-backs have been overcoming long odds all October.
Prediction
Eovaldi outduels Gallen and the Rangers get timely home runs from Corey Seager and Josh Jung to jump out to a 1-0 series lead. Pick: Rangers 4, D-backs 2
I'll try to make the post before game 2, but best I got rn. Discuss
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Sad snake 🐍:(
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Adolis García has done it again.
Heck of a Game 1.
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we're going to 11
FRICK
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FRICK YOU SNAKES
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ranger bros I don't feel so good
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2 RUNS IS ALL WE NEED BOYOS
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Kenny Powers?
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that's a good looking dude I must admit
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TRAVIS KELCE IS THERE
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My WS prediction in marseys:
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4 golden marseys!?!!? it is foretold
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FRICK
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shhh calm snek
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If it puts a smile on Dubya's face then let's go Rangers. I'm a passive orioles fan and they seemed to deserve to win.
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he bounced it from the front of the mound for the first pitch, not a good sign
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God darn he's transforming into his dad.
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Haha buck wouldn't dare touch that on game 1. Bro looked bulletproof walking out there.
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Its still baseball season ? Wtf
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The world series is always on late October, and I can only remember that because of how many times it caused a new tree house of horror episode of the Simpsons to get knocked into November.
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I think it's because of how the seasons are opposite in the northern and southern hemispheres. The World Series starts right before the Northern Hemisphere's baseball season is getting started, so everything can be done in between.
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yea tbf the baseball season is wayyy too long
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Any D-Backs fans want to explain why their actual mascot is a bobcat, one of the few animals that kills diamondbacks?
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Arizonans are among the lowest IQ denizens of the USA
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frick the phillies and their heroin addict city
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this, so much this
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"other" streams here
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I don't even watch baseball and I know both those teams are trash how they make the World Series lol.
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so trash they both came from wildcard all the way to the world series
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Only trash would be in the wildcard to begin with
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two top 12 teams of 30 are trash
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I bet Diamondbacks!
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oo a betting poll on the game 2 thread would be nice. we'll see if any jannies like sportsball
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Send a modmail in case I'm not on
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i bet the jannies aren't true fans of sportsball
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found the asstros fan
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carp rangers fan confirmed
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I've actually had a thing for Arizona ever since they were added lol
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I was like 10 and they had such a cool name and logo
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This is Mavis
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