Arizona Diamondbacks vs Texas Rangers Prediction: Rangers hopes keep increasing

On Thursday, game 5 of the Major League Baseball World Series will take place at Chase Field, and it will feature a matchup between the Texas Rangers and the Arizona Diamondbacks. Let's take a look at the matchup ahead of us and make a pick and forecast. 

The Arizona Diamondbacks are fighting for their season and need to win this game in order to force a sixth game on Friday. However, the offense showed fight late in the game, and that could produce some carryover for this contest. The Arizona Diamondbacks pitching staff had them set up for failure in game 4, but they showed fight late in the game. Keep in mind that many people thought the Diamondbacks were out of the series against the Philadelphia Phillies when they were down 2–3. The Arizona Diamondbacks are led in hits and runs batted in by Ketel Marte, who has a total of 24 hits and 11 RBI. Corbin Carroll and Lourdes Gurriel have combined for 34 hits and 21 RBI. The next pitcher is Zac Gallen, who finished the season with a record of 17-9, a 3.47 earned run average, and 220 strikeouts. In his career, Gallen has a playoff record of 2-2 with a 5.27 earned run average and 18 strikeouts.

With a win today, the Texas Rangers hope to clinch their first World Series championship in franchise history. The Texas Rangers' attack went into overdrive in game 4, winning by a score of 11-7 to take a 3-1 lead in the series and opening up a 10-0 advantage for themselves. The Rangers have been one of the most productive offensive teams in baseball all season, and they have now scored six or more runs in four of their last six games overall. Overall, the Rangers have been one of the greatest offensive teams in baseball. When the Texas Rangers are in a groove like this, they become simply terrifying to watch. The Texas Rangers are led in hits and runs batted in by Adolis Garcia, who has 20 and 22, respectively, while Corey Seager and Josh Jung have combined for 38 hits and 20 RBI. This will be Nathan Eovaldi's turn to pitch, and he finished the season with a 12-5 record, a 3.63 earned run average, and 132 strikeouts. In his career, Eovaldi has pitched in the postseason and has a record of 8-3 with a 3.30 ERA and 77 strikeouts.

As of right now, the Texas Rangers' offense is terrifying, and it's not something I'm excited to go in front of because we've seen momentum like this last pretty much the whole year. It wouldn't be shocking if the Rangers managed to squeak out one more victory despite the competition. The Arizona Diamondbacks, on the other hand, have consistently defied expectations throughout the season thanks to their never-say-die mentality. The Arizona Diamondbacks displayed a tenacity in the previous game that could work to their advantage in this one as well. Because Zac Gallen has been a candidate for the CY Young Award for a significant portion of the season, acquiring him for a low price and keeping him on your own team has some worth. Even though the Arizona Diamondbacks had a terrible game on Wednesday, I'm still not prepared to write them off just yet. Give me the home team to make it a best-of-seven series.