Rangers vs. Diamondbacks World Series Game 3 Starting Pitcher Matchup - October 30

Updated Oct. 30, 2023 5:43 p.m. ET

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The Texas Rangers visit the Arizona Diamondbacks in Game 3 of the World Series on Monday at 8:03 PM ET at Chase Field. The series is tied 1-1.

The Rangers are projected to give the nod to Max Scherzer (13-6, 3.77 ERA) versus the Diamondbacks and Brandon Pfaadt (3-9, 5.72 ERA).

Rangers Probable Starter: Max Scherzer

Scherzer (13-6) takes the mound for the Rangers in his 28th start of the season. He has a 3.77 ERA in 152 2/3 innings pitched, with 174 strikeouts.
In his last appearance on Tuesday, the right-hander went 2 2/3 innings against the Houston Astros, giving up two earned runs while surrendering four hits.
The 39-year-old has a 3.77 ERA and 10.3 strikeouts per nine innings in 27 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .221 to opposing hitters.
Scherzer has registered 14 quality starts this year.
Scherzer will try to record his 23rd game of five or more innings pitched this season. He's averaging 5.6 innings per appearance.
In seven of his appearances this season he did not give up an earned run.
He will take the hill against a Diamondbacks team that is batting .250 as a unit (13th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .408 (17th in MLB) with 166 total home runs (22nd in MLB).
Scherzer has thrown six innings, giving up four earned runs on five hits while striking out nine against the Diamondbacks this season.

Opponent	Date	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB
at Astros	Oct. 23	2.2	4	2	2	2	2
vs. Astros	Oct. 18	4.0	5	5	5	4	1
at Blue Jays	Sep. 12	5.1	3	0	0	2	1
vs. Astros	Sep. 6	3.0	6	7	7	4	2
vs. Twins	Sep. 1	6.0	1	0	0	7	2

The Diamondbacks will send Pfaadt (3-9) to the mound for his 19th start this season.
The right-hander's last start was on Wednesday, when he tossed four innings while giving up two earned runs on four hits in a matchup with the Philadelphia Phillies.
The 25-year-old has an ERA of 5.72, a 3.62 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.406 in 19 games this season.
He has three quality starts in 18 chances this season.
Pfaadt has made 12 starts of five or more innings in 18 chances this season, and averages 5.1 frames when he pitches.
He has three appearances with no earned runs allowed in 19 chances this season.
The Rangers rank third in MLB with 881 runs scored this season. They have a .263 batting average this campaign with 233 home runs (third in the league).
The right-hander has faced the Rangers one time this season, allowing them to go 9-for-21 with two doubles, four home runs and seven RBI in 4 2/3 innings.