Texas Rangers vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction: Don’t overlook these incredible sides possibility here

On Saturday, game 1 of the Major League Baseball World Series will be played at Globe Life Field, and it will feature a matchup between the Texas Rangers and the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Arizona Diamondbacks just finished their National League Championship Series matchup against the Philadelphia Phillies, which went the full seven games. As for the Texas Rangers, they took off the Houston Astros in seven games as well during their American League Championship Series win. 

Texas Rangers - Rangers are favored in this opener

In order to go to the World Series, the Texas Rangers had to get past the Tampa Bay Rays in two games, the Baltimore Orioles in three games, and the Houston Astros in seven games in the American League Championship Series. The Texas Rangers have had a very productive attack this playoffs, leading the league in RBI (67), runs (71), and hits (113), while placing second in home runs (22). In spite of this, the Texas Rangers are only ranked sixth in postseason earned run average (3.67), and they have allowed the most hits in the league overall (99). Adolis Garcia has the individual lead on the squad with 17 hits, seven home runs, and 20 runs batted in. Evan Carter has also managed to record six doubles thus far in this postseason. The Texas Rangers' starting pitcher for Game 1 will be Nathan Eovaldi, who will be representing his team. In his four starts throughout the postseason, Eovaldi had a perfect 4-0 record with a 2.42 earned run average. So far, in 26.0 innings, he has recorded 28 strikeouts. This year, Eovaldi made 25 starts during the regular season and finished with a record of 12-5 and a 3.63 earned run average (ERA).

Arizona Diamondbacks - can the Diamondbacks step up here?

During this postseason run, the Arizona Diamondbacks have already overcome a number of challenging opponents with ease. The Arizona Diamondbacks were able to eliminate the Milwaukee Brewers in two games (a sweep), the Los Angeles Dodgers in three games (also a sweep), and the Philadelphia Phillies in a nail-biting seven-game National League Championship Series. The Arizona Diamondbacks have been doing admirably thus far in the postseason, but they have not necessarily been dominant. Both their total runs scored (51) and their RBI total (50) place them in fourth place among the teams that made the playoffs. Ketel Marte is now in first place with a.358 batting average and 19 hits to his name. Over a total of 106.0 innings pitched, the Arizona Diamondbacks pitchers have posted an earned run average of 3.23. Zac Gallen will take the mound for the Arizona Diamondbacks in the opening game of the series. Gallen has a record of 2-2 with a 5.24 earned run average and 13 strikeouts in 22.1 innings pitched over his four starts in this postseason. This year, Gallen made 34 starts and finished with a record of 17-9 with a 3.47 earned run average.

Expert Betting Tips

My money is on the Texas Rangers to win Game 1 of this series, which should be an exciting contest between these two teams. In the overall matchup, the Arizona Diamondbacks pitchers will compete against the Texas Rangers hitters, but the starting pitchers will determine the tempo of the first game. In his four starts so far, Eovaldi has pitched exceptionally well. He just finished a must-win Game 6 effort against the Houston Astros, in which he pitched successfully for 6.1 innings and allowed two earned runs. When it came to Gallen, his performance in Game 5 on Saturday was not up to par. Gallen pitched for six and a half innings, allowing four earned runs on six hits while also walking two batters and striking out just one. The Texas Rangers have been scoring at a relatively high rate during the past two games, with a total of 20 runs scored over the two contests. Even though I don't think they'll score nearly that many runs in the first game, they should still be able to score at least five or six of them. However, during the course of the last two games, the Arizona Diamondbacks have only allowed a total of three runs to be scored against them. In the end, I believe that this game will be a close one, with the Texas Rangers dealing a little bit of damage to Gallen early on and then riding the wave to a victory in the season opener.