It’s hard to say from the Texas side as well. I have no idea what to expect. Texas has done well to counteract good pitching thus far, especially as the series have gone deeper. I think that will be the key for them. Eovaldi and Montgomery are the 2 key Texas pitchers that have to play well. So far I think they have gone at least 6 innings in every start and Texas have won all but one of their starts. Scherzer is their #3 and is still coming back to form as he has only thrown for about combined 5 innings in the ALCS after a serious shoulder strain ended his reg season. From there, rangers are all pitching by committee and one of their key reg season guys J. Gray who was kind of feast or famine all year, has yet to really feature in the postseason. I think he just hasn’t been needed because of the playoff rotation. If AZ can rough up either Eovaldi or Montgomery in the first two games, it will be a huge bonus for them. It’s been a weird season for Texas’ pitching staff. Eovaldi had a great first half of the season then missed almost the entire 2nd half nursing elbow inflammation. He didn’t rehab, he went right back into the division race down the stretch and got roughed up a bit. Then he regained his form in the playoffs. Montgomery was a trade acquisition like scherzer was. He has outperformed scherzer, although for the most part scherzer was pitching very well for Texas before he got injured.
