Rangers' Max Scherzer forced from World Series Game 3 by back tightness
Scherzer was grimacing and stretching even before he came out of the dugout.
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Scherzer was grimacing and stretching even before he came out of the dugout.
Texas' extra-inning comeback victory Friday night was the least-watched Game 1 recorded in World Series TV history.
Longtime baseball front office executive Jim Bowden called it one of the greatest games in World Series history. Not Texas Rangers history. World Series history.
The World Series continues this week in Arizona.
Game 3 of the World Series is Monday night in Phoenix with the series tied 1-1.
The series is tied 1-1 as the Rangers ready for three games at Chase Field in Phoenix.
"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
Montgomery allowed four runs and nine hits in his first postseason loss Saturday night.
Max Scherzer is set to start Game 3 of the World Series for the Rangers
Max Scherzer is set to start Game 3 of the World Series for Texas against Arizona.
Rain fell Saturday afternoon and the forecast called for a possible thunderstorm in the evening.
"It's a beautiful place," Banister said.
Rangers slugger Adolis García matched the MLB postseason record with his 21st RBI when he drove in a run with a single in the first inning of the World Series opener.
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.
The Texas Rangers have made it to the World Series for the first time since 2011.
The Texas Rangers have made it to the World Series for the first time since 2011.
Former Texas Rangers pitcher Derek Holland has joined CBS News Texas as an analyst for its 2023 World Series coverage.
This will be Bush's fourth World Series ceremonial first pitch but his first before an opener.
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.
Is it really home-field advantage for a team that's already matched a postseason record by winning its first eight road games?
Nathan Eovaldi will start Game 1 of the World Series for the Texas Rangers on Friday night.
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.
