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Snakes and Rangers advance to World Series.

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  Both the NLCS and ALCS have been completed, and we have our matchup for the 2023 World Series! The Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Texas Rangers. Let’s take a look at how we got there.             Texas Rangers vs. Houston Astros: After taking a commanding 2-0 lead, then losing all three games at home, the Rangers bounced back to win Game Seven and advance to their first fall classic since 2011. Their 11-4 victory in Game Seven was powered by their offense, more specifically, Adolis Garcia, who after being drilled by a 99mph fastball in Game Five, went 5-10 with 9rbi’s in Games six and seven. Texas continued to get production from Mitch Garver in the DH spot as well. The Astros pitching continued to struggle, as their starter Christian Javier did not make it out of the first inning. This series became the second MLB playoff series in history in which the road team won all seven games.        ...

Two Words: Game Seven.

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      The two best words a sports fan can hear, are Game Seven. The Texas Rangers and Houston Astros are set to square off in Game Seven of the ALCS to see who will advance to the World Series. Tempers flared in games five and six, so let's see how we got here.     Game Five was one of the more memorable games in postseason history. Adolis Garcia launched a three-run homer to give Texas a 4-2 lead in the 6th inning. Things got interesting in the 8th inning, when Astros pitcher Bryan Abreu drilled Garcia with a 99mph fastball. The benches cleared, and after the dust had settled, Abreu and Astros manager Dusty Baker were ejected, along with Garcia. In the top half of the 9th, Astros second baseman Jose Altuve blasted a go ahead three-run homer to give Houston the 5-4 lead. Altuve is second in MLB history in postseason homeruns, trailing only Manny Ramirez. Closer Ryan Presley would slam the door on Texas to give the Astros the 5-4 victory and the 3-2 series lead. ...

Phillies a win away from second straight World Series

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  The Philadelphia Phillies are one win away from their second straight World Series appearance. Let's take a look at how Games four and five went out in the dessert.          The Diamondbacks were able to steal Game Four from the Phillies with a come-from-behind 6-5 victory. Arizona jumped out to an early 2-0 after RBI hits from Emmanuel Rivera and Gabriel Moreno. The Phillies would rally back and score the next five runs of the game using the homerun ball and a little bit of small ball as well, to open up a 5-2 lead. Arizona rallied from down 5-2 in the 8th inning and would score four runs in the inning to win the game. Diamondbacks outfielder Alek Thomas tied the game with a pinch-hit two run homer in the bottom of the 8th. That was followed by a go-ahead RBI single from Moreno, his second RBI base hit of the game. Arizona's closer Paul Sewald stranded the tying run on second base to end the game.     Game Five was a much different story as Phi...