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2023 ALDS
The 2023 American League Division Series (ALDS) were the two best-of-five playoff series in Major League Baseball (MLB) to determine the participating teams of the 2023 American League Championship Series (ALCS). These matchups were: *(1) 2023 Baltimore Orioles season, Baltimore Orioles (American League East, AL East champions) vs. (5) 2023 Texas Rangers season, Texas Rangers (2023 American League Wild Card Series, Wild Card Series winner): Rangers win series 3–0. *(2) 2023 Houston Astros season, Houston Astros (American League West, AL West champions) vs. (3) 2023 Minnesota Twins season, Minnesota Twins (Wild Card Series winner): Astros win series 3–1. Background The top two division winners (first two seeds) are determined by regular season winning percentages. The final two teams are the winners of the 2023 American League Wild Card Series, American League Wild Card Series, played between the league's third through sixth-seeded teams. The 2023 Baltimore Orioles season, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Texas Rangers Season
The 2023 Texas Rangers season was the 63rd of the Texas Rangers franchise overall, their 52nd in Arlington as the Rangers, and the fourth season at Globe Life Field. It was also the team's first season under the management of Bruce Bochy. The Rangers had six players (five starters) named to the All-Star Game, a franchise record. On September 30, they clinched a playoff berth for the first time since 2016 with a win against the Seattle Mariners. Despite leading the American League West for most of the season and finishing with the same record as the rival and defending champion Houston Astros, they finished second due to the Astros owning the tiebreaker as a result of taking the season series. The Rangers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays in the ALWCS in a two-game sweep and the Baltimore Orioles in a three-game sweep in the ALDS to advance to the ALCS for the first time since 2011, in which they beat their division and Lone Star Series rival, and defending World Series champions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
