Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros 10/26/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The 2021 World Series will get underway on Tuesday night, when the Atlanta Braves battle Houston Astros from Minute Maid Park. The Braves have lost three of their first five road games during the playoffs and rank fourth with a 3.41 team ERA. On Saturday, OF Eddie Rosario crushed a three-run blast to power Atlanta to a 4-2 home victory versus Los Angeles.

Thirty-seven year old righty Charlie Morton (14-6 3.34 ERA) will take the mound for the Braves in the series opener. In three starts this postseason, Morton has allowed six runs and struck out 19 batters across 14 plus frames.

The Houston Astros have won four of their first five home games this postseason and rank sixth with a 4.50 team ERA. On Friday, Houston DH Yordan Alvarez collected four hits and scored a pair of runs during a 5-0 series clinching victory versus Boston. SP Luis Garcia (1-1) fanned seven batters and allowed just one hit across five plus innings to earn the win for the Astros.

The Astros will counter with twenty-seven year old southpaw Framber Valdez (11-6 3.14 ERA) on Tuesday. In his three starts this postseason, Valdez has given up eight runs (7 ER) and fanned 13 batters through 15 innings of work.