Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros star in the MLB 2021 World Series in a maximum of 7 games since Tuesday. Both teams come to the instance going through solid offensive moments, something that suggests that they will be clashes with many hits and runs.
Their lineups are very good and they have power in most of their hitters. In addition, both the Astros and Braves have very reliable pitching bodies in starters and relievers. However, in this particular, the advantage will be for Atlanta since Charlie Morton and Max Fried have better performance.
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Lance McCullers Jr., the Astros’ best starter in 2021 with a 3.16 ERA and 185 strikeouts, will be unavailable due to injury; something that is undoubtedly an arduous task to replace and that leaves Framber Valdez and Luis Garcia as the hopes of the mound that in particular will struggle to survive a second consecutive best-of-seven series against the Braves.
As for the bullpen, the Braves have shown that they were dominant against the Los Angeles Dodgers. AJ Minter, Will Smith and Jesse Chavez combined to pitch 12.3 scoreless innings, allowing just 4 hits with 12 strikeouts. Additionally, Luke Jackson is an arm that has been consistent throughout the year, posting a 1.98 ERA and 9.9 strikeouts per 9 innings.
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Regarding the bats of both teams, José Altuve, Carlos Correa, Alex Bregman, Freddie Freeman, Ozzie Albies or Joc Pederson are not expected to be so decisive. It will be a series in which Eddie Rosario and Yordán Álvarez will once again set the standard and the production of races.
Rosario is coming off hitting .560 with 3 home runs, 9 RBIs and a 1,647 OPS in the 6 Championship Series games to earn MVP honors. Although they will take great care of him, hitting before Freeman means the Astros will have to pitch yes or yes.
Regarding Álvarez, he showed that he can carry the weight of Houston. The Astros won Games 4, 5 and 6 thanks to the powerful left-handed hitter having 9 hits in 13 at-bats with 5 extra-base hits that included 3 doubles, a triple and a home run.
In conclusion, the forecast for this World Series places the Braves as championship winners against the Astros in seven games, thanks to the benefit that the Atlanta offense will take from Houston pitching.
