Rangers and Diamondbacks square off to begin the World Series
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Arizona Diamondbacks (84-78, second in the NL West during the regular season) vs. Texas Rangers (90-72, second in the AL West during the regular season)
Arlington, Texas; Friday, 8:03 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Diamondbacks: Zac Gallen (17-9, 3.47 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 220 strikeouts); Rangers: Nathan Eovaldi (12-5, 3.63 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 132 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Rangers -169, Diamondbacks +142; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers play the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday in Game 1 of the World Series.
Texas has a 90-72 record overall and a 50-31 record at home. The Rangers have gone 52-24 in games when they hit two or more home runs.
Arizona is 84-78 overall and 41-40 in road games. The Diamondbacks have a 40-14 record in games when they did not allow a home run.
The teams meet Friday for the fifth time this season. The Diamondbacks lead the season series 3-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Adolis Garcia has 29 doubles, 39 home runs and 107 RBI for the Rangers. Corey Seager is 10-for-37 with two doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.
Christian Walker leads Arizona with 33 home runs while slugging .497. Alek Thomas is 6-for-25 with three home runs and five RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 7-3, .259 batting average, 4.30 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runs
Diamondbacks: 7-3, .251 batting average, 3.38 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs
INJURIES: Rangers: Mitch Garver: day-to-day (side), Ian Kennedy: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brad Miller: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Jacob deGrom: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jake Odorizzi: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brett Martin: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Diamondbacks: Scott McGough: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Dominic Fletcher: 60-Day IL (finger), Tommy Henry: 60-Day IL (elbow), Austin Adams: 60-Day IL (ankle), Drey Jameson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mark Melancon: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Corbin Martin: 60-Day IL (lat)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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