eyes of texas

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Las Vegas - After beating the Phillies, Dodgers and Brewers, the Diamondbacks look like a live underdog, but we're gonna go the other way, at least in game one. After a strange regular season, Nathan Eovaldi has been a MONSTER for the Rangers in the playoffs, with a 4-0 PERFECTO. Eovaldi was 11-3 with a 2.69 ERA, but went on the DL after the All-Star game with a forearm strain. When he cane back after missing almost two months, he was kind of erratic. But once the playoffs started, pure perfection. He beat the Rays, the Orioles and the Astros twice. On the other side of the field, Zac Gallen was an All-Star as well and had a fabulous season (17-9, 3.47 ERA). However, after two solid starts in the postseason, a win against the Brewers and the Dodgers, Zac has fallen off the ledge. Well, kinda. In his two starts against the Phillies in the National League Championship Series, Gallen was RIPPED for 14 hits and 9 earned runs in only 11 innings. That's a 7.36 ERA, and THAT'S a problem. Especially against sticks like Adolis Garcia, Corey Seager and Marcus Semien. Gonna go deep in the heart of Texas for game one, and, bring my wallet along for the ride.

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*EckSTATS*
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For your wagering pleasure, here are your spread stats of the day. The Diamondbacks and Rangers played four times during the regular season, and the Snakes won three of four. They won both games in Phoenix, 4-3 and 6-3, and split in Texas, winning 12-7 and losing 6-4. Both the Rangers and D'backs have won nine of 12 so far in the playoffs. Texas is 1-3 at home while Arizona is 6-2 on the road.

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