The Rangers continue to be unstoppable road warriors.
Texas picked up its ninth consecutive road victory in these playoffs after defeating the Diamondbacks in Game 3 of the World Series, 3-1.
The Rangers were powered by some two-out magic in the third inning, as Marcus Semien finally found his bat with an RBI single before Corey Seager demolished a two-run home run 421 feet to right field.
Jon Gray got credited with the win after Max Scherzer was pulled from the contest with a lower back injury through three scoreless innings. Gray was fantastic in a surprise relief appearance, throwing three scoreless innings with three strikeouts and just one hit allowed.
The Diamondbacks' offense struggled to string together hits and couldn't cash in when they had runners in scoring position. Even though they out-hit the Rangers, Arizona's bats hardly put any pressure on Texas' pitching.
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If you missed any of the action from Game 3 where the Rangers took a 2-1 series lead over the Diamondbacks, The Sporting News had you covered with live updates and highlights below.
Rangers vs. Diamondbacks final score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | F | |
| Rangers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Diamondbacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
World Series result, highlights fromGame 3
(All times are Eastern.)
Ninth inning: Rangers 3, Diamondbacks 1
10:56 p.m.: Bottom of 9th —And José Leclerc strikes out both Christian Walker and Tommy Pham swinging to end the game! Rangers win! That's nine straight road victories for Texas.
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 31, 2023José Leclerc seals the W in Game 3 of the #WorldSeries for the @Rangers! 👏
📺: FOX pic.twitter.com/mvGRsBnLh3
10:51 p.m.: Bottom of 9th —Gabriel Moreno thought he had a lead-off walk but the home plate umpire saw it as a strike even though it was off the plate. Moreno grounded out to third on the next pitch. A tough break for the Diamondbacks.
10:49 p.m.: Bottom of 9th —Rangers closer José Leclerc is in to try and secure the save.
10:46 p.m.: Top of 9th —Nathaniel Lowe hit a comebacker at Andrew Saalfrank but the ball ricocheted right to Ketel Marte who pitched it to Christian Walker to end the inning.
10:44 p.m.: Top of 9th —Jonah Heim struck out swinging and with two outs, that'll do it for Luis Frias. LHP Andrew Saalfrank will come in to face LHH Nathaniel Lowe to try and close out the inning.
10:39 p.m.: Top of 9th —Mitch Garver flew out to center and the Diamondbacks almost caught Evan Carter slipping, nearly doubling up the rookie at first. Arizona challenged to see if Carter touched second base on his way back but the challenge was unsuccessful.
10:35 p.m.: Top of 9th —The Diamondbacks are sticking with Luis Frias, but he walked Evan Carter to start the inning.
Eighth inning: Rangers 3, Diamondbacks 1
10:31 p.m.: Bottom of 8th —And Aroldis Chapman escapes trouble! Corey Seager makes a great backhand play on a grounder from Ketel Marte, setting up a 6-4-3 double play to end the inning.The Rangers remain in the lead 3-1.
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 31, 2023WOW. 🤯
What a double play to get out of the inning!!
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10:30 p.m.: Bottom of 8th —Aroldis Chapman gets Corbin Carroll to strike out looking, freezing the star rookie on afilthy slider.
10:26 p.m.: Bottom of 8th —Geraldo Perdomo drives in Emmanuel Rivera!The No. 8 and 9 spots in Arizona's lineup deliver as Perdomo rips an RBI single into left. Here comes the top of the order with no outs.Rangers lead 3-1.
The @Dbacks get on the board. #WorldSeries pic.twitter.com/naNCJM9Iv9
— MLB (@MLB) October 31, 2023
10:25 p.m.: Bottom of 8th —The pinch-hit decision pays off as Emmanuel Rivera drives a double down the line in right. Let's see if the Diamondbacks can finally cash in.
10:20 p.m.: Bottom of 8th —LHP Aroldis Chapman is coming in for Josh Sborz. The Diamondbacks were going to pinch-hit LHH Pavin Smith for Evan Longoria but once the Rangers elected to bring in Chapman, Arizona pivoted to RHH Emmanuel Rivera.
10:19 p.m.: Bottom of 8th —Adolis Garcia is leaving the game with an oblique injury. Travis Janowski will take his place in right field.
10:15 p.m.: Top of 8th —Luis Frias does his job, sending down the Rangers' top of the order with ease. Marcus Semien grounded out to second, Corey Seager struck out swinging and Adolis Garcia flew out to center. Something to monitor: Garcia came up holding his left side after the swing that ended the inning.
Adolis Garcia is coming out of the game following an apparent injury. pic.twitter.com/m5LV1b4QEX
— The Sporting News (@sportingnews) October 31, 2023
10:10 p.m.: Top of 8th — RHP Luis Frias is in for Kyle Nelson after one inning of work.
Seventh inning: Rangers 3, Diamondbacks 0
10:07 p.m.: Bottom of 7th —Josh Sborz battles through to get out of a jam! He got both Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and Alek Thomas to strike out swinging, leaving Tommy Pham stranded on second.
10:03 p.m.: Bottom of 7th —Christian Walker grounded out to second to start the inning but Tommy Pham injected some life in the Diamondbacks' crowd with a double to deep center. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. is coming to the plate with Alek Thomas on deck.
10:00 p.m.: Bottom of 7th —Jon Gray was rolling, but Bruce Bochy will elect to turn to RHP Josh Sborz for the bottom of the 7th. Gray was fantastic in a surprise relief appearance, delivering three scoreless innings with three K's and just one hit allowed.
9:58 p.m.: Top of 7th —Kyle Nelson sends the Rangers down in order. Nathaniel Lowe took him deep to the warning track but Lourdes Gurriel Jr. was there to track it down. Josh Jung grounded out to short and Leody Tavares grounded out to third.
9:53 p.m.: Top of 7th —LHP Kyle Nelson will enter the game for Miguel Castro with a couple of lefties, Nathaniel Lowe and Josh Jung, coming to the plate to start the inning.
Sixth inning: Rangers 3, Diamondbacks 0
9:49 p.m.: Bottom of 6th —The Diamondbacks picked up just their third hit of the game on a two-out Ketel Marte single on a line drive off of Marcus Semien's glove, but they failed to make any noise. Geraldo Perdomo and Corbin Carroll both struck out, and Gabriel Moreno flew out to right to end the inning.
9:42 p.m.: Top of 6th —Evan Carter punched a single to left but Miguel Castro worked his way out of a jam. Mitch Garver flew out to center and Jonah Heim grounded out to third, where Evan Longoria made a nice play and throw to get the runner in time.
9:35 p.m.: Top of 6th —Corey Seager flew out to center to start the inning but Brandon Pfaadt's night will be over after he issued a free pass to Adolis Garcia. Torey Lovullo will go to RHP Miguel Castro with Evan Carter coming to the plate.
Pfaadt finished with four strikeouts and three earned runs on four hits and two walks over 5.1 innings.
Fifth inning: Rangers 3, Diamondbacks 0
9:28 p.m.: Bottom of 5th —Jon Gray is cruising. Despite an impromptu appearance, the Rangers pitcher has sent down the first six batters he has faced. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and Alek Thomas both grounded out and Evan Longoria popped out to first in foul play.
9:19 p.m.: Top of 5th —Brandon Pfaadt survives a lead-off walk to Nathaniel Lowe unscathed. He struck out Josh Jung, then Leody Tavares lined out to third and Marcus Semien grounded out to third to end the inning.
Fourth inning: Rangers 3, Diamondbacks 0
9:07 p.m.: Bottom of 4th —Jon Gray didn't need much time to settle in. He struck out Gabriel Moreno, Christian Walker grounded out to third and Tommy Pham flew out to center for an easy 1-2-3 inning.
9:03 p.m.: Bottom of 4th —An interesting development: Max Scherzer is being pulled from the game after just 36 pitches and three scoreless innings. Scherzer tried to take the mound for the bottom of the fourth but it appears he is being bothered by a lower back injury. It is unknown if the injury is correlated to the comebacker he took off of his lower back in the second inning. RHP Jon Gray will get the ball.
Max Scherzer left tonight's game with back tightness pic.twitter.com/JQOP6WvlkC
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 31, 2023
8:58 p.m.: Top of 4th —Brandon Pfaadt bounces back the way Arizona needed him to. He sends Evan Carter, Mitch Garver and Jonah Heim down in order, striking out Garver for Pfaadt's third K of the day.
Third inning: Rangers 3, Diamondbacks 0
8:51 p.m.: Bottom of 3rd —Max Scherzer assures the Diamondbacks don't answer right away, getting through the bottom of the 3rd with little resistance. He struck out Evan Longoria and got Geraldo Perdomo to fly out to right before issuing a two-out walk to Corbin Carroll. Carroll advanced to second on a wild pitch, but Scherzer got Ketel Marte to fly out to left to end the frame.
8:45 p.m.: Top of 3rd —Brandon Pfaadt got Adolis Garcia to strike out swinging to end the inning. The damage was limited to three runs.
8:43 p.m.: Top of 3rd — Corey Seager rips a two-run home run!The Rangers produce some two-out magic as Seager smokes an inside changeup 421 feet over the right field wall to give Texas a 3-0 lead.
COREY CLOBBERS ONE. #WorldSeries pic.twitter.com/BzghAXPPpN
— MLB (@MLB) October 31, 2023
8:41 p.m.: Top of 3rd — Marcus Semien comes up clutch with a single to left center!The star 2B has been struggling this postseason but he delivered here, driving in Nathaniel Lowe to give the Rangers a 1-0 lead.
8:39 p.m.: Top of 3rd —Brandon Pfaadt struck out Josh Jung swinging and got Leody Tavares to ground out to second but Nathaniel Lowe advanced to third. He is 90 feet away with two outs and Marcus Semien is coming to the plate.
8:36 p.m.: Top of 3rd —Nathaniel Lowe gets the Rangers going right away with a double to right center field.
Second inning: Rangers 0, Diamondbacks 0
8:30 p.m.: Bottom of 2nd —Lourdes Gurriel Jr. popped out to second, bringing Alek Thomas to the plate with two outs. Thomas ripped a line drive back at Max Scherzer, which ricocheted perfectly to 3B Josh Jung who made a laser throw to first to get Thomas out in time. What a bizarre inning.
Put a star on this play. 🤯 #WorldSeries pic.twitter.com/P2mCwnGMCz
— MLB (@MLB) October 31, 2023
8:27 p.m.: Bottom of 2nd —Adolis Garcia on the defensive end! Tommy Pham singled to right field and Christian Walker tried to score from second, but Garcia — who has one of the best outfield arms in baseball — hosed him at home plate to save a run. Pham advanced to second on the throw.
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 31, 2023Christian Walker is thrown out by Adolis Garcia after blowing through the stop sign! 😮🛑
📺: FOX pic.twitter.com/wXM9RbieFp
8:25 p.m.: Bottom of 2nd —Christian Walker smoked a first-pitch fastball off the wall to right center for a double to lead off the bottom of the second.
8:22 p.m.: Top of 2nd —Rangers star rookie Evan Carter led off the top of the second with a hard-hit single to right center, but Mitch Garver topped a grounder to Brandon Pfaadt for a 1-4-3 double play. Jonah Heim flew out to center to end the inning. Pfaadt has only needed 18 pitches to get through his first six batters.
First inning: Rangers 0, Diamondbacks 0
8:15 p.m.: Bottom of 1st —Max Scherzer got Corbin Carroll to ground out to short, but he walked Ketel Marte to give the Diamondbacks the first baserunner of the game. Scherzer almost immediately avoided any trouble, forcing Gabriel Moreno to ground into a 5-4-3 double play two pitches later to end the inning.
8:08 p.m.: Top of 1st —Brandon Pfaadt breezes through the top of the Rangers' order with ease. Marcus Semien popped out to right, Corey Seager grounded out to first base on a first-pitch sinker and Adolis Garcia flew out to center. Pfaadt only needed 10 pitches to get through the top of the first.
Pregame
3:29 p.m.:After only scoring one run in Game 2, the Rangers will make a slight tweak to the lineup. Adolis Garcia will slide up to the No. 3 spot, with Evan Carter hitting clean-up. As Texas PR mentioned, Carter is the fifth-youngest player in World Series history to bat fourth, joining Juan Soto, Ty Cobb, Miguel Cabrera and Claudell Washington.
RHP Max Scherzer will get the start.
#WorldSeries Game 3. pic.twitter.com/amTQ5fh0kl
— Texas Rangers (@Rangers) October 30, 2023
3:10 p.m.:The Diamondbacks will have Corbin Carroll return to the top of the lineup after leading off with Ketel Marte in Game 2. RHP Brandon Pfaadt will get the ball to start.
Brandon Pfaadt and Game 3. Name a more iconic duo, we'll wait. #EmbraceTheChaos pic.twitter.com/d82p8u74RL
— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) October 30, 2023
1:23 p.m.:A quick stadium update for Chase Field: the roof will be OPEN tonight for Game 3!
— Chase Field (@ChaseField) October 30, 2023The roof will be OPEN for tonight’s #WorldSeries game!
Gates open at 2pm, so we will see you soon! pic.twitter.com/SmZDZNk870
Rangers vs. Diamondbacks Game 3 start time
- Date: Monday, Oct. 30
- First pitch:8:03 p.m. ET (5:03 p.m. MST)
- Location:Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ
First pitch for Game 3 of the 2023 World Series between the Rangers and Diamondbacks is set for 8:03 p.m. ET.
How to watch the 2023 World Series
- Channel:Fox(U.S.) | Sportsnet (Canada)
- Live stream:Fox Sports app, Fubo (U.S.) | Sportsnet NOW (Canada)
Fox will carry the full World Series between the Rangers and Diamondbacks. Joe Davis will be handling play-by-play, while John Smoltz will provide commentary. Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci will be reporting from the dugouts.
For those who have cut the cord on cable, fans can find the game on the Fox Sports app or with Fubo, which offers a free trial. Canadian viewers can find the game on Sportsnet or on Sportsnet NOW.
MLB playoff schedule, results
(All times Eastern)
American League
Wild Card
| Date | Result |
| Oct. 3 | Rangers 4, Rays 0 |
| Oct. 3 | Twins 3, Blue Jays 1 |
| Oct. 4 | Rangers 7,Rays 1 |
| Oct. 4 | Twins 2,Blue Jays 0 |
Division Series
| Date | Result |
| Oct. 7 | TEX 3,BAL 2 (TEX, 1-0) |
| Oct. 7 | HOU 6,MIN 4 (HOU, 1-0) |
| Oct. 8 | TEX 11, BAL 8 (TEX, 2-0) |
| Oct. 8 | MIN 6, HOU 2 (Tied, 1-1) |
| Oct. 10 | HOU 9, MIN 1 (HOU, 2-1) |
| Oct. 10 | TEX 7, BAL 1 (TEX wins 3-0) |
| Oct. 11 | HOU 3, MIN 2 (HOU wins, 3-1) |
Championship Series
| Date | Matchup | Start time (ET) | TV channel | Result |
| Oct. 15 | Rangers at Astros | 8:15 p.m. | Fox | TEX 2,HOU 0 (TEX, 1-0) |
| Oct. 16 | Rangers at Astros | 4:37 p.m. | Fox or F | TEX 5,HOU 4 (TEX, 2-0) |
| Oct. 18 | Astrosat Rangers | 8:03 p.m. | FS1 | HOU 8,TEX 5 (TEX, 2-1) |
| Oct. 19 | Astros at Rangers | 8:03 p.m. | FS1 | HOU 10,TEX 3 (TIE, 2-2) |
| Oct. 20 | Astros at Rangers* | 7:07 p.m. | FS1 | HOU 5,TEX 4 (HOU, 3-2) |
| Oct. 22 | Rangers at Astros* | 8:03 p.m. | FS1 | TEX 9, HOU 2 (TIED, 3-3) |
| Oct. 23 | Rangers at Astros* | 8:03 p.m. | Fox or FS1 | TEX 11, HOU 4 (TEX wins, 4-3) |
*If necessary
National League
Wild card series
| Date | Result |
| Oct. 3 | Diamondbacks 6, Brewers 3 |
| Oct. 3 | Phillies 3, Marlins 1 |
| Oct. 4 | Diamondbacks 5,Brewers 2 |
| Oct. 4 | Phillies 7,Marlins 1 |
Division Series
| Date | Result |
| Oct. 7 | PHI 3,ATL 0 (PHI, 1-0) |
| Oct. 7 | ARI 11,LAD 2 (ARI, 1-0) |
| Oct. 9 | ATL 5, PHI 4 (Tied 1-1) |
| Oct. 9 | ARI 4, LAD 2 (ARI, 2-0) |
| Oct. 11 | PHI 10, ATL 2 (PHI, 2-1) |
| Oct. 11 | ARI 4, LAD 2 (ARI wins, 3-0) |
| Oct. 12 | PHI 3,ATL 1 (PHI wins, 3-1) |
Championship Series
| Date | Matchup | Start time (ET) | TV channel | Result |
| Oct. 16 | Diamondbacks at Phillies | 8:07 p.m. | TBS | PHI 5,ARI 3 (PHI, 1-0) |
| Oct. 17 | Diamondbacks at Phillies | 8:07 p.m. | TBS | PHI 10,ARI 0 (PHI, 2-0) |
| Oct. 19 | Phillies at Diamondbacks | 5:07 p.m. | TBS | ARI 2,PHI 1 (PHI, 2-1) |
| Oct. 20 | Phillies at Diamondbacks | 8:07 p.m. | TBS | ARI 6, PHI 5 (Tied 2-2) |
| Oct. 21 | Phillies at Diamondbacks | 8:07 p.m. | TBS | PHI 6, ARI 1 (PHI, 3-2) |
| Oct. 23 | Diamondbacks at Phillies | 5:07 p.m. | TBS | ARI 5, PHI 1 (Tied, 3-3) |
| Oct. 24 | Diamondbacks at Phillies* | 8:07 p.m. | TBS | ARI 4, PHI 2 (ARI wins, 4-3) |
*If necessary
World Series schedule
| Date | Matchup | Start time (ET) | TV channel | Result |
| Oct. 27 | Diamondbacks at Rangers | 8:03 p.m. | Fox | TEX 6,ARI 5 (TEX 1-0) |
| Oct. 28 | Diamondbacks at Rangers | 8:03 p.m. | Fox | ARI 9,TEX 1 (Tied 1-1) |
| Oct. 30 | Rangers at Diamondbacks | 8:03 p.m. | Fox | -- |
| Oct. 31 | Rangers at Diamondbacks | 8:03 p.m. | Fox | -- |
| Nov. 1 | Rangers at Diamondbacks* | 8:03 p.m. | Fox | -- |
| Nov. 3 | Diamondbacks at Rangers* | 8:03 p.m. | Fox | -- |
| Nov. 4 | Diamondbacks at Rangers* | 8:03 p.m. | Fox | -- |
*If necessary
