MLB Playoffs: Rangers defeat Astros 11-4 and clinch AL pennant
The Texas Rangers are World Series-bound. They will face the winner of NLCS Game 7, which will go on Tuesday night.
LEARN MOREPosted: 11:39 p.m. EDT Oct 24, 2023
Corbin Carroll went 3 for 4 with two RBIs and two runs scored, and the Arizona Diamondbacks advanced to the World Series for the first time in 22 years Tuesday night by stunning the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 in Game 7 of the NL Championship Series.
Arizona plays the Texas Rangers in the World Series, with Game 1 set for Friday night at Globe Life Field.
In their only other World Series, the Diamondbacks beat the New York Yankees in a seven-game thriller in 2001.
The young Diamondbacks, who at 84-78 squeezed into the playoffs as the final National League wild card, completed their comeback from an 0-2 hole in the NLCS by taking early leads in Games 6 and 7 to win the final two in Philadelphia.
Brandon Pfaadt struck out seven in four innings and five relievers combined to pitch their way out of late-inning jams for the surprising NL champs.
Bryce Harper and the rest of the Phillies are forced to ponder this offseason how they let a second straight trip to the World Series slip away. Philadelphia returned home one win from a pennant but couldn't close it out.
