Nationals at Astros 10/23/19 - MLB Playoffs Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 10/23/2019 at 10:47 AM ET

The 2019 World Series will continue on Wednesday night, when the Washington Nationals and the Houston Astros battle from Minute Maid Park. Last night, OF Juan Soto homered and drove in three runs to power Washington to a 5-4 road victory. Max Scherzer struck out seven batters in five innings to pick up the win for the Nationals.

Thirty-one year old righty Stephen Strasburg (18-6 3.32 ERA) will take the mound for the Nationals in this matchup. Through 22 innings this postseason, Strasburg has allowed four earned runs and struck out 33 batters.

The Houston Astros won a major league best 107 games during the regular season, but have lost home field advantage in this best-of-seven series. On Tuesday, Houston SP Gerrit Cole was tagged for five runs in seven innings and had his 19-game winning streak snapped. George Springer homered and scored twice in a losing effort for the Astros.

The Astros will counter with 2011 MVP Justin Verlander (21-6 2.58 ERA) in Game Two. Verlander is winless in his last three postseason starts and has given up ten runs over his last 17 plus frames.

Both teams come into this contest with no significant injuries to report. Through 162 regular season games, Washington ranked 6th in OPS and 6th in runs scored. For the regular season, Houston ranked 1st in OPS and 3rd in runs scored. Take the Astros to even this series behind Verlander. Final Score Prediction, Houston Astros win 4-3.

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