The World Series will kick off tonight in Arlington and in case you didn’t know, the Texas Rangers will be pitted against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Tonight’s expected starters will be Zac Gallen for the D-backs and Nathan Eovaldi for the Rangers. Eovaldi is the reason the Rangers are where they are. He is a perfect 4-0 in the postseason with a 2.42 ERA, a 0.92 WHIP, and is 3-0 in his career against Arizona with a 2.78 ERA. Gallen has struggled this postseason. He is 2-2 with an elevated ERA of 5.24, a 1.48 WHIP, and was shaky at best in his last two turns in the NLCS, yielding 9 runs on 14 hits and 5 homers to the Phillies with both starts resulting in losses. Texas just knocked off the World Champs, which carries a lot of weight. They have Nathan Eovaldi getting the nod and the best skipper in the business, Bruce Bochy, calling the shots. What more could you ask for?
TONIGHT’S PICK: TEXAS RANGERS