The European League Championship Series kicked off with a matchup between Giants Gaming (8-7-3) and Unicorns of Love (6-7-5). The third seed, Giants was a slight favorite over Unicorns, the sixth seed, but that was only on paper.Game one was the best example of how UoL snowballed early in the game. Kang Move Min-su was pivotal throughout the entire series; if he was allowed freedom to rotate and fight often, UoL snowballed easier and routed Giants Gaming, but if he was shutdown or forced to fight in one lane for the entirety of the early game, it was immediate trouble. UoL also drafted well to counter its opponents. In game one, the lineup drafted a Kennen and Ryze to anchor the top and middle and allowed Move to pick and choose the lanes he wanted to fight in. Game ones 21-5 kill score in favor of the UoL set the pace for the rest of the series.Giants showed some signs of adaptation, but UoL was just too overwhelming. 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ARLINGTON, Texas -- Theres still more than a month remaining in the regular season, but the American League West could be all but decided in the next two weeks as the Texas Rangers play the Seattle Mariners and Houston Astros for the next 10 games.Texas owns an 8 1/2-game lead over both teams heading into Mondays game against the Mariners. The Rangers have a chance to add even more ground between it and the Mariners when the three-game set starts at Globe Life Park.Texas, which has its biggest division lead since July 3, will start the series with one of its top pitchers going as right-hander Yu Darvish (4-3) gets the nod.Darvish has pitched in enough big games to know not to put too much pressure on this start.I know this is an important game for all of us on the team, Darvish said. I just try and focus on what I can do to try to take it just as any other game.Darvish is coming off a start in Cincinnati that was more notable for his hitting than his pitching. He homered against the Reds but didnt figure in the decision as he allowed five runs (three earned) in his six innings. He struggled with his command, walking five.While the walk total was one shy of his career high in a game, Darvish wasnt alarmed by it.I didnt throw many breaking balls in the bullpen sessions between the starts, Darvish said. I think it was just one of those days so I didnt do anything special to work on the curveball.Mondays game will also mark the third time Darvish has squared off against Hisashi Iwakuma (14-9) in his career.dddddddddddd Darvish said theres no added importance about matching up against another Japanese start and that its more important to beat the Mariners.The game will mark just the 12th start for Darvish in his first season back from Tommy John surgery and the right-hander feels good about where hes at.I think Im in a better position than I expected. Looking around at other guys who have had Tommy John surgery compared to some of the guys who are struggling, I think Im in a better place than I was expecting, he said.While playing big games late in the season is nothing new for Texas, its a big deal for Iwakuma and the Mariners.Seattle hasnt been to the postseason since 2001, so still being in contention as the games wind down is a step forward.That was the goal when we all (arrived), a new regime kind of in Seattle, coming on board to play meaningful games in September, first-year manager Scott Servais said. I think were going to play meaningful games in September. How meaningful? Thats another level. Thats where we want to get to.Getting to that point where our fan base feels it, theyre tied to us every day, thats what September baseball is all about. Were close, were not there yet. We need to finish up here and get into Texas and see where that leads us. ' ' '