Thanks to a tiebreaker, the Phillies would have home-field advantage in a World Series rematch with the Astros. Both teams were a win away heading into Game 6 of their series. A look at the matchup.
Starter Zack Wheeler is one reason a potential rematch with the Houston Astros in the World Series could swing the Phillies' way.The pitching matchups would look similar. The lineups, even more dangerous. The bullpens? It all depends on how you look at it.and Astros both entered Sunday a win away from securing the first World Series rematch since 1977 and 1978, when the Dodgers faced the Yankees in back-to-back seasons.
For the Phillies, there are plenty of reasons to hope that things would end differently this time. There are an equal number of reasons for concern.Nobody thought a three-game series in April would mean so much. The Phillies would host Games 1 and 2 and potentially Games 6 and 7 thanks to their taking two out of three from the Astros in the regular season. That tiebreaker would come into play, since both teams finished the regular season with 90 wins.
Pressly has been even better this postseason. He has struck out 10 of the 21 batters he’s faced while allowing two hits and two walks.Valdez has looked nothing like the guy who dominated the Phillies in Games 2 and 6 of the World Series. Heading into Game 6, the Astros had lost both of the lefty’s starts. Valdez’s numbers in those outings: seven innings, 14 hits, 10 runs, four walks, 11 strikeouts, two home runs.
He was my preseason pick for MVP, and he might have an argument for it if not for the presence of Shohei Ohtani and the 48 games he missed. Alvarez’s 31 home runs in 496 plate appearances equate to 44 homers over a 162-game season. His .990 OPS would rank third in the AL behind Ohtani and Corey Seager.
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