![]() ![]() 12 because of a muscle strain in his shoulder. Texas starter Max Scherzer is expected to return for this series after being out since Sept. Houston’s Framber Valdez opposes Nathan Eovaldi in Game 2 on Monday. “So just got to find my timing and execute more pitches.” “Everything was a little un-synced up,” he said. He talked about his struggles against the Orioles. Louis this summer, has had an up-and-down postseason after throwing seven shutout innings in the Wild Card Series before allowing four earned runs and nine hits in just four innings in Game 2 of the ALDS. This will be the fourth playoff start for Montgomery and third this season. The three-time Cy Young Award winner pitched six scoreless innings in the Division Series opener against Minnesota to extend his franchise record with his 10th postseason win. ![]() Verlander, who returned to Houston in a July trade from the Mets, will make his 36th playoff start. Verlander will face left-hander Jordan Montgomery on Sunday night. “Just being a Texan, I know how much both these teams mean to the state.” “It’s huge for baseball, but it’s even bigger for the state of Texas,” he said. Outfielder Robbie Grossman is in his first season with the Rangers but is well-acquainted with the rivalry, after going to high school in suburban Houston and spending his first three big league seasons with the Astros. “In California we were in the World Series, two teams, us and the Angels, battling for bragging rights in California,” he said. ![]() This isn’t the first time Houston manager Dusty Baker has experienced a high-stakes, in-state postseason matchup.Īs manager of the San Francisco Giants in 2002, he lost the World Series to the Anaheim Angels. Now both teams are back to full strength and prepared to fight for the Lone Star state crown. Houston’s success in the head-to-head matchup allowed the Astros to win the AL West while the Rangers had to play in the Wild Card Series after both teams finished with 90-72 records. “We had a couple pieces that weren’t fully, fully firing on all pistons.” Evan was still in high school,” Lowe joked. “I think we were missing two or three bats, two or three starting bats. Texas first baseman Nathaniel Lowe also noted that 21-year-old outfielder Evan Carter wasn’t even in the majors the last time the Rangers met the Astros. That series in September was during the worst slump of the season for the Rangers, who were without third baseman Josh Jung and who lost Adolis García during the series. ![]()
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