![]() Lee: Credit to Cristian Javier and Framber Valdez for holding down the Boston lineup, but the Red Sox find themselves with an unusual number of players struggling. Have the Astros found a way to cool Boston's bats, or were Games 4 and 5 an aberration? ![]() We've seen a lot of offense from the winning teams in this series, but I wonder if the Red Sox will need to win a low-scoring game. A big key to watch: The Red Sox were a much inferior offensive team in the regular season away from Fenway Park. The Astros are slight favorites playing at home with the series lead, but the Red Sox have the edge in starting pitching in the two games, with Nathan Eovaldi facing Garcia and then, presumably, Eduardo Rodriguez against Jose Urquidy if there's a Game 7. I'm not saying the man is jinxed or anything - he did win two Game 5s in the NLDS in 20 - but Astros fans better hope they wrap it up in six. And he lost Game 5 of the 2017 NLDS and Game 7 of the 2020 ALCS. And 2-1 in the 2016 NLDS for the Nationals against the Dodgers. And 2-0 in the 2012 NLDS for the Reds against the Giants. ![]() Schoenfield: Not only was Dusty up 3-2 in the 2003 NLCS, he was up 3-2 with the Giants in the 2002 World Series. He was up 3-2 with the Cubs in 2003 against the Marlins, and coming home with two aces for Games 6 - and lost both of them. Astros manager Dusty Baker knows all too well - he brought it up the other night - that this is no sure thing for the home team this weekend. Then, as the saying goes, anything can happen in Game 7. First off, the Astros' Game 6 starter, Luis Garcia, has given Houston nothing this postseason, so there's plenty of reason to believe the Red Sox offense will rebound after two subpar performances. Rogers: There are some years where you would look at the series as it's situated now and say "no way" to the road team winning two in a row, but this isn't one of those moments. The relentless optimism of manager Alex Cora often rallies this Red Sox team and gives Boston a decent chance to take two in Houston, despite how tall the task appears. When the offense struggles, so goes the team's chances of winning. When the Red Sox play well, they look like one of the best teams in the sport - as they did at the beginning of the playoffs against the Yankees, Rays and the early part of this ALCS. Lee: Boston led baseball in comeback wins in the regular season, and this would be the most impressive one of the 2021 campaign. How would you rate their chances for a series comeback? The Red Sox are down 3-2 and facing elimination on the road. Game 7 (if necessary): Saturday, 8:08 p.m. Will we see an epic comeback or two? Or will a pair of Game 6 clinchers wrap things up? Joon Lee, Jesse Rogers and David Schoenfield weigh in on the ALCS, while Bradford Doolittle, Alden Gonzalez and Tim Keown break down the NLCS. The Red Sox (down 3-2) meet the Astros in Houston tonight, while the Dodgers (also down 3-2) battle the Braves in Atlanta on Saturday. The Houston Astros have pushed the Boston Red Sox to the brink in the American League Championship Series, while the Los Angeles Dodgers have managed to stay alive in the National League against the Atlanta Braves. The 2021 World Series matchup will be decided this weekend. MLB, Boston Red Sox, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves ![]() MLB playoffs 2021: Who's going to the World Series? Answering the big questions left for Astros-Red Sox and Braves-Dodgers You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
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