The 2023 World Series: Arizona vs. Texas

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Full Post Season Schedule, Results and bracket​

World Series 2023: Schedule, postseason bracket, standings
This will be the first postseason meeting between the Texas Rangers and the Arizona Diamondbacks. Both teams lost over 100 games in 2014. This series will be the third time in the history of the World Series where both are wild card teams, after 2002 and 2014.

World Series

Arizona Diamondbacks vs, Texas Rangers
Texas leads (3 - 1)
Game 1: Rangers 6, D-backs 5 (11 innings)
Game 2: D-backs 9, Rangers 1
Game 3: Rangers 3, D-backs 1
Game 4: Rangers 11, D-backs 7
Game 5: Rangers at D-backs, Wednesday, Nov. 1 (FOX)
Game 6*: D-backs at Rangers, Friday, Nov. 3 (FOX)
Game 7*: D-backs at Rangers, Saturday, Nov. 4 (FOX)

*if necessary


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American League Championship Series

Texas Rangers vs. Houston Astros
Texas win series (4 - 3)
Game 1: Rangers 2, Astros 0
Game 2: Rangers 5, Astros 4
Game 3: Astros 8, Rangers 5
Game 4: Astros 10, Rangers 3
Game 5: Astros 5, Rangers 4
Game 6: Rangers 9, Astros 2
Game 7: Rangers 11, Astros 4

National League Championship Series

Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Philadelphia Phillies
Arizona win series (4 - 3)
Game 1: Phillies 5, D-backs 3
Game 2: Phillies 10, D-backs 0
Game 3: D-backs 2, Phillies 1
Game 4: D-backs 6, Phillies 5
Game 5: Phillies 6, D-backs 1
Game 6: D-backs 5, Phillies 1
Game 7: D-backs 4, Phillies 2


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American League Division Series

Houston Astros vs. Minnesota Twins
Houston win series (3 - 1)
Game 1: Astros 6, Twins 4
Game 2: Twins 6, Astros 2
Game 3: Astros 9, Twins 1
Game 4: Astros 3, Twins 2

Baltimore Orioles vs. Texas Rangers
Texas win series (3 - 0)
Game 1: Rangers 3, Orioles 2
Game 2: Rangers 11, Orioles 8
Game 3: Rangers 7, Orioles 1

National League Division Series

Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
Arizona win series (3 - 0)
[size-4]Game 1: D-backs 11, Dodgers 2
Game 2: D-backs 4, Dodgers 2
Game 3: D-backs 4, Dodgers 2[/size]

Atlanta Braves vs. Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia win series (3 - 1)
Game 1: Phillies 3, Braves 0
Game 2: Braves 5, Phillies 4
Game 3: Phillies 10, Braves 2
Game 4: Phillies 3, Braves 1


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American League Wild Card games

Texas Rangers at Tampa Bay Rays
Texas win series (2 - 0)
Game 1: Rangers 4, Rays 0
Game 2: Rangers 7, Rays 1

Toronto Blue Jays at Minnesota Twins
Minnesota win series (2 - 0)
Game 1: Twins 3, Blue Jays 1
Game 2: Twins 2, Blue Jays 0

National League Wild Card games

Arizona Diamondbacks at Milwaukee Brewers
Arizona win series (2 - 0)
Game 1: Diamondbacks 6, Brewers 3
Game 2: Diamondbacks 5, Brewers 2

Miami Marlins at Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia win series (2 - 0)
Game 1: Phillies 4, Marlins 1
Game 2: Phillies 7, Marlins 1

 

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GAME 5 | Texas 5 - Arizona 0

Rangers take out D-backs for franchise's 1st World Series title​

The Rangers defeated the upstart, underdog Arizona Diamondbacks in front of a soldout Chase Field crowd, 5-0, in Game 5 of the World Series on Wednesday, clinching the first championship in the 62-year history of their franchise. Nathan Eovaldi continually weaved out of trouble, somehow matching a dominan Zac Gallent through six scoreless innings, and the Rangers' offense finally came through late, producing a run in the seventh and exploding for four in the ninth. The Rangers are the third team in baseball history to win the World Series within two seasons of losing 100-plus games, joining the 1969 New York Mets and the 1914 Boston Braves. Texas lost 102 games in 2021

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Rangers' Corey Seager wins second World Series MVP award​

If the regular-season version of Corey Seager is firmly established as one of the game's best players, the playoff version is fast becoming a postseason legend. The Rangers' star shortstop was named World Series MVP for the second time in his career Wednesday as Texas closed out the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-0 in Game 5 for its first World Series crown. Seager led the way, bashing three home runs and driving in six during the five games while posting a 1.137 OPS. He started the Rangers' go-ahead rally in the clincher with a seventh-inning single to break up a no-hit bid from Arizona's Zac Galien then scored the game's first run. Seager also was the MVP of the 2020 World Series when he was with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He is just the fourth player to win multiple World Series MVP trophies since the award was first given out in 1955, joining Sandy Koufax, Bob Gibson and Reggie Jackson. He is just the second player to win the award for two different teams, along with Jackson (Athletics, Yankees).

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Way-Too- Early 2024 MLB powere rankings
The Rangers have done it! They've won their first World Series in franchise history, beating the Diamondbacks in five games in what was one of the most surprising Series matchups ever. Now that the Fall Classic is over, it's time to turn our attention to 2024 -- and we're kicking that off with some way-WAY-too-early power rankings.

Top-5
Rankings: Team (2023 regular season record)
No.1: Atlanta (104 - 58)
No.2: Texas (90 - 72)
No.3: Baltimore (101 - 61)
No.4: Philadelphia (90 - 72)
No.5: Houston (90 - 72)

 

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The 2023 World Series: Arizona vs. Texas​

 

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World Series champion Rangers earn $506K+ share from record pool
The pool of $107.8 million topped last year's $107.5 million in the first season of expanded playoffs but the share was down from Houston's $516,347. Texas split $38.8 million into 64 full shares, 12.56 partial shares and $48,000 in cash awards, the commissioner's office said Tuesday. The Astros last year divided their pool into 59 full shares, 14.14 partial shares and $940,000 in cash awards.

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A full share for NL champion Arizona came to $313,634, up from $296,255 for Philadelphia last year. The Diamondbacks divided $25.9 million into 71 full shares and 11.49 partial shares.

Full shares for other playoff teams this year were:
$173,187 for Houston
$171,184 for Philadelphia
$43,942 for Baltimore
$43,801 for Atlanta
$42,859 for for Minnesota
$36,929 for the Los Angeles Dodgers
$10,154 fo Miami
$9,592 for Toronto
$8,728 for Tampa Bay
$8,336 for Milwaukee