The Arizona Diamondbacks foiled what started out as a potential double elimination day by coming into Citizens Bank Park for Game 6 and beating the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1 to stay alive and force a Game 7 — the two best words in sports — in the National League Championship Series.
Then, the Texas Rangers punched their ticket to the 2023 World Series by eliminating the Houston Astros in a Game 7 blowout.
We have the latest from both Philly and Houston, including our takeaways and updates from both LCS matchups Jump to: Takeaways | Relive the day Texas Rangers 11, Houston Astros 4: The Rangers navigated through most of the summer with a prolific offense, a group that at times made up for a shorthanded rotation and a deficient bullpen.
On Monday night, it sent them to the World Series. The Rangers cranked out four home runs — two from Adolis Garcia, one each from Corey Seager and Nathaniel Lowe — and hardly ever gave the defending-champion Astros a chance.