How to Watch Rangers vs. Astros ALCS Game 3: Streaming & TV Info
The Texas Rangers will host the Houston Astros in the third game of the ALCS on Wednesday at 8:03 PM ET, live on Fox Sports 1 from Globe Life Field. The Astros hope to avoid falling behind 3-0 after losing the first two games of the series. Max Scherzer is expected to start for the Rangers, while the Astros will counter with Cristian Javier.
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Rangers vs. Astros Live Stream, TV Channel and Game Info:
- Date: Wednesday, October 18, 2023
- Time: 8:03 PM ET
- TV Channel: Fox Sports 1
- Location: Arlington, Texas
- Venue: Globe Life Field
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Rangers Batting & Pitching Performance
- The Rangers average 1.4 home runs per game to rank third in MLB action with 233 total home runs.
- Texas' .452 slugging percentage ranks third-best in baseball.
- The Rangers are second in the majors with a .263 batting average.
- Texas is the third-highest scoring team in MLB play, averaging 5.4 runs per game (881 total).
- The Rangers' .337 on-base percentage ranks third-best in MLB.
- The Rangers' 8.7 strikeouts per game rank 17th in MLB.
- Texas' pitching staff ranks 22nd in MLB with a collective 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Texas has a 4.29 team ERA that ranks 18th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Rangers average MLB's 12th-ranked WHIP (1.270).
Astros Batting & Pitching Performance
- The Astros' 222 home runs rank seventh in Major League Baseball.
- Fueled by 524 extra-base hits, Houston ranks sixth in MLB with a .437 slugging percentage this season.
- The Astros' .259 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking fourth in MLB.
- Houston has scored the fifth-most runs in baseball this season with 827.
- The Astros have an on-base percentage of .331 this season, which ranks fourth in the league.
- The Astros are one of the most disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking third with an average of 7.7 strikeouts per game.
- Houston strikes out 9.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, seventh-best in MLB.
- Houston has the eighth-best ERA (3.94) in the majors this season.
- Astros pitchers have a 1.281 WHIP this season, 14th in the majors.
Rangers Probable Starting Pitcher
- Scherzer (13-6) takes the mound for the Rangers in his 28th start of the season. He's put together a 3.77 ERA in 152 2/3 innings pitched, with 174 strikeouts.
- In his most recent appearance on Tuesday, Sept. 12, the right-hander threw 5 1/3 scoreless innings against the Toronto Blue Jays while surrendering three hits.
- Scherzer has 14 quality starts this year.
- Scherzer is looking to secure his 23rd start of five or more innings this year in this game.
- He has had seven appearances this season in which he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.
Astros Probable Starting Pitcher
- The Astros will send Javier (10-5) to the mound for his 32nd start this season.
- The right-hander's last appearance was on Tuesday, Oct. 10, when he threw five scoreless innings against the Minnesota Twins while allowing one hit.
- In 31 starts this season, he's earned a quality start in 11 of them.
- Javier has two starts in a row of five innings or more.
- If he manages to end his start without allowing an earned run, he'd extend his streak of 0 ER appearances to three.
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