Rangers lefty Jordan Montgomery is set for World Series debut in Game 2
Texas Rangers left-hander Jordan Montgomery is set to start Game 2 of the World Series after getting the win in relief in Game 7 of the AL Championship Series against Houston.
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Texas Rangers left-hander Jordan Montgomery is set to start Game 2 of the World Series after getting the win in relief in Game 7 of the AL Championship Series against Houston.
Major League Baseball announced the decision about 5 1/2 hours before the opener Friday night. The forecast called for temperatures in the low 70s with a chance of thunderstorms.
CBS News Texas' Lauren Crawford spoke with Rangers PA Announcer Chuck Morgan about the nearly 40 years he's been the voice behind the team.
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It has been a meteoric rise for both the Texas Rangers and the Arizona Diamondbacks and fans are taking Game 1 of the World Series seriously.
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On Friday, a sold-out crowd of 40,000 fans will stream into the Arlington stadium for Game 1 of the World Series.
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Nathan Eovaldi will start Game 1 of the World Series for the Texas Rangers on Friday night.
Dusty Baker has retired as manager of the Houston Astros, ending an illustrious 26-year career as a big league skipper.
By 10:14 a.m. Tuesday, tickets were sold out on the Rangers website.
Now, the Texas Rangers will go toe to toe against the Arizona Diamondbacks on baseball's biggest stage. The two teams aren't all that different both young and unexpected.
Neither team was expected to be in the World Series and yet here we are.
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Astros reliever Bryan Abreu's suspension is delayed until the start of next season.
