Gamethread: NLCS Game 4/ALCS Game 5

The Rangers look to take control at home, while the Diamondbacks are hoping to tie things up down in Arizona

The ALCS is all tied up at two as the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers duke it out in game five — at 4:07pm on FS1! Justin Verlander will make his third postseason start, carrying a 3.51 career postseason ERA, certainly not bad for an old man! His extensive postseason experience has certainly shaped him for these moments, but I’m sure I speak for many when I say I’d be fine if the Astros ended their run this weekend.

Jordan Montgomery will also make his third start, and his postseason experience is a much smaller sample size — just these two 2023 starts. He’s given up double the hits as Verlander has, but has also thrown for five more innings, at a 2.08 ERA.

Let’s check out the lineups for this afternoon.

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