The Rangers took Game 1 of the ALCS on the road in Houston behind the dominant starting pitching outing of trade deadline acquisition Jordan Montgomery. He threw 6 1/3 innings, allowed no runs, five hits and struck out six to help the Rangers steal home-field advantage against their Lone Star State rival.
Nathan Eovaldi takes the ball in Game 2 against Framber Valdez of Houston, while both have had stellar recent playoff success.
The NLCS begins tonight in Philadelphia with each team's ace taking the mound. Zac Gallen is a Philly-area native making a homecoming in the biggest start of his career, while Zack Wheeler carries the lowest playoff WHIP in MLB history to the mound tonight again st the upstart Arizona lineup.
Here are my thoughts on how to bet the pitchers in the LCS doubleheader.