World Series Schedule: Rangers host Diamondbacks in Game 1 on Friday

An all-wild card World Series starts Friday when the Texas Rangers host the Arizona Diamondbacks in Game 1 of the Fall Classic.

The Rangers (90-72) get home-field advantage after finishing with six more wins than the Diamondbacks (84-78).

The Diamondbacks won their first and only World Series in 2001 and are making their first appearance since that title.

The Rangers never have won the World Series. They lost back-to-back World Series in 2010 and ’11.

All games will be on Sportsnet and Sportsnet+ with first pitch at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT.

Here is the full schedule.

Game 1: at Texas, Friday, Oct. 27
Game 2: at Texas, Saturday, Oct. 28
Game 3: at Arizona, Monday, Oct. 30
Game 4: at Arizona, Tuesday, Oct. 31
*Game 5: at Arizona, Wednesday, Nov. 1
*Game 6: at Texas, Friday, Nov. 3
*Game 7: at Texas, Saturday, Nov. 4

* If necessary