PREMIUM
Stephen Nover's Top World Series Total
(MLB) Houston vs. LA Dodgers,
Total: 8.00 | 100.00 Over
Result: Win
Total: 8.00 | 100.00 Over
Result: Win
After the Astros' 13-12 victory on Sunday in Game 5 you would think the total might be set in the double-digit range for today's World Series Game 6.
It's not. There are good reasons for that.
The past three games were played at hitter-friendly Minute Maid Park with a DH.
The scene now shifts to pitcher-friendly Dodger Stadium where unlike the first two games of the series when temperatures were a sizzling 103, the weather is going to be much different. The forecast is for 65 degrees. This is a cool air, too, and much different than these teams were used to when playing the first two games at Dodger Stadium. It's going to be an adjustment for the batters.
I also like both starting pitchers very much.
Justin Verlander is 9-0 with a 1.53 ERA in his 10 appearances with the Astros. The guy's a pro and potential Hall of Famer. I see him getting the job done.
Rich Hill is one of the nastiest lefty strikeout artists in baseball when healthy. He's healthy now. Hill held the Astros to one run on three hits with seven strikeouts in four innings during Game 2. He only threw 60 pitches yet was pulled by manager Dave Roberts. That was one of the biggest mistakes of the series - and Roberts knows it. Roberts is going to let Hill pitch deep into the game provided Hill is pitching well. I believe Hill will be dominant.
Both bullpens have been battered. A day off, a drastic change of scenery and no DH will help the pitching.
But this is going to come down to Verlander versus Hill. I like and trust both of these pitchers especially given the circumstances. The overmanaging should stop here. Just let these two studs go and the chances are good we'll have a 3-2 or 4-3 final score.
It's not. There are good reasons for that.
The past three games were played at hitter-friendly Minute Maid Park with a DH.
The scene now shifts to pitcher-friendly Dodger Stadium where unlike the first two games of the series when temperatures were a sizzling 103, the weather is going to be much different. The forecast is for 65 degrees. This is a cool air, too, and much different than these teams were used to when playing the first two games at Dodger Stadium. It's going to be an adjustment for the batters.
I also like both starting pitchers very much.
Justin Verlander is 9-0 with a 1.53 ERA in his 10 appearances with the Astros. The guy's a pro and potential Hall of Famer. I see him getting the job done.
Rich Hill is one of the nastiest lefty strikeout artists in baseball when healthy. He's healthy now. Hill held the Astros to one run on three hits with seven strikeouts in four innings during Game 2. He only threw 60 pitches yet was pulled by manager Dave Roberts. That was one of the biggest mistakes of the series - and Roberts knows it. Roberts is going to let Hill pitch deep into the game provided Hill is pitching well. I believe Hill will be dominant.
Both bullpens have been battered. A day off, a drastic change of scenery and no DH will help the pitching.
But this is going to come down to Verlander versus Hill. I like and trust both of these pitchers especially given the circumstances. The overmanaging should stop here. Just let these two studs go and the chances are good we'll have a 3-2 or 4-3 final score.
