berth after a 4-1 victory on Thursday gave them the American League
Championship Series victory in five games over the Houston Astros.The Los
Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers must now decide the National League
representative in the Fall Classic. L.A. is up three games to
two
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on. Game 6 is Friday at 8:39 p.m. ET, while Game 7 takes place Saturday at 8:09
p.m. ET, if necessary.Here's a look ahead at some World Series information,
including dates, times, television and live-stream notes and odds (via
OddsShark). You can also find quick breakdowns on the two potential World Series
matchups below, with predictions for each one.Schedule of DatesTuesday, October
23 (Game 1): National League winner at Boston Red Sox, 8:09 p.m. ETWednesday,
October 24 (Game 2): National League winner at Boston Red Sox, 8:09 p.m.
ETFriday, October 26 (Game 3):Boston Red Sox at National League
winner
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8:09 p.m. ETSaturday, October 27 (Game 4):Boston Red Sox at National League
winner, 8:09 p.m. ETSunday, October 28 (Game 5, if necessary):Boston Red Sox at
National League winner, 8:15 p.m. ETTuesday, October 30 (Game 6, if necessary):
National League winner at Boston Red Sox, 8:09 p.m. ETWednesday, October 31
(Game 7, if necessary): National League winner at Boston Red Sox, 8:09 p.m.
ETTicket InfoWorld Series tickets can be purchased throughStubHub.Television and
Live-Stream InfoAll games will take place on FOX. Fans can live-stream the
action through FOX Sports Go. Pregame coverage will begin at 7:30 p.m. ET each
day with the exception of Game 5. If that game takes
place
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OddsBoston Red Sox: 2-3Los Angeles Dodgers: 19-10Milwaukee Brewers: 13-2Boston
Red Sox vs. Los Angeles DodgersThe headliner for this series would be two
potential matchups between left-handed aces Chris Sale of the Red Sox and
Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers.Both would be the presumptive Game 1 starters
(and Game 5 starters if the series gets that far). Sale went 12-4 with a 2.11
ERA and 237 strikeouts in 158.0 innings, while Kershaw went 9-5 with a 2.73 ERA
and 155 strikeouts in 161.1 innings. Sale and Kershaw have each made the
All-Star Game seven times, with Kershaw winning the National League Cy Young
award three times and the NL MVP once.Flip a coin to decide the winner of those
two potential matchups, and the same may be said for the rest of either
rotation, which features a mix of solid pitchers (Boston's playoff starter ERA
is 3.92, while the Dodgers' is 3.38).The Dodgers' bullpen has been fantastic
this postseason as it sports a league-best 1.11 ERA. They shined in a 2-1,
13-inning victory over the Milwaukee Brewers as relievers pitched eight innings
of shutout ball while striking out nine.The Red Sox bullpen has not fared as
well (3.78 ERA). Of note,closer Craig Kimbrel has not been his usual self in
this year's playoffs, as he has a 7.11 ERA and 1.89 WHIP through 6.1 postseason
innings.However, the Boston lineup is the better of the two. Right fielder
Mookie Betts is your future American League MVP with 32 home runs and a 1.078
OPS. J.D. Martinez will likely finish top three in the voting after smacking 43
home runs and knocking in 130 runners. Overall, the lineup has a good amount of
pop as it led the league inOPS,
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hits and batting average.The Dodgers have some scary power on the left-handed
side of the plate, as Max Muncy (35 home runs), Joc Pederson (25 home runs) and
Cody Bellinger (25 home runs) can all do damage. However, all three players
fared worse against left-handed pitching this year, and that could be an issue
when the team faces left-handers Sale and David Price potentially four times if
the series goes at least six games. Potentially, all three players could be on
the bench to start the game. That hurts the Dodgers and gives them a little less
power at the plate.Still, the L.A. bench is far deeper than Boston's, as Dodgers
manager Dave Roberts can call on numerous right-handers and left-handers that
can (a) hit well and (b) field multiple positions. The Red Sox don't have as
much versatility.This is a tough series to predict, but with Boston having one
more home game, give the slight edge to the Red Sox in the third straight Fall
Classic to go the distance.Pick: Boston 4, Los Angeles 3Boston Red Sox vs.
Milwaukee BrewersThis series would be quite odd, and that's largely because of
the importance placed on the first half of games.If the Brewers can hold onto
leads into the middle innings and toss it to their
bullpen
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have a better relief staff than the Red Sox, with Jeremy Jeffress (1.29 ERA) and
Josh Hader (2.43 ERA) doing most of the damage.However, it's possible the Red
Sox could render the Brewers' pitching strength moot if their superior batting
lineup dominates the Brewers' starting/opening pitching staff.Milwaukee is
piecing together the first half of games with a variety of pitchers, and for the
most part it's worked. But what happens if the plan goes awry and the Red Sox
jump on a Wade Miley or Brandon Woodruff or Gio Gonzalez and build a healthy
lead? Manager Craig Counsell could insert one of his better relievers to stop
the damage, but he'd have to build a long bridge to the ninth inning.That might
be the difference in the series, as one could argue that all four of Boston's
top starters (Sale, Price, Rick Porcello and Nathan Eovaldi) are better than
anyone the Brewers could throw out there to begin the game save for maybe
right-hander Jhoulys Chacin, who has sub-four ERA in his past two years.Sale is
one of the best pitchers in baseball hands down.Price normally struggles in the
postseason but just tossed six fantastic shutout innings at Houston. He sports a
lifetime 3.25 ERA.Porcello is the 2017 Cy Young winner. He's struggled a bit
this year (4.28 ERA), but he still strikes out around a batter per
inning.Eovaldi has a 1.88 ERA in 14.1 postseason innings this season and was
great against the New York Yankees and Astros.Coupled with the fact that the Red
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and the advantage here goes to Boston.Pick: Boston 4, Milwaukee 1 Houston Astros
pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. left Saturday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers
because of right elbow discomfort, the team announced.McCullers exited after
four innings of shutout baseball, allowing just two hits while striking out
five.An All-Star a season ago, McCullers was having another solid season before
hitting a rough patch recently. Entering Saturday, he is 0-3 while allowing 14
runs in 13.2 innings over his last three starts.The 24-year-old is 10-6 with a
3.93 ERA in 22 starts in 2018.McCullers is coming off a season in which he
helped the Astros win their first-ever World Series championship. He posted a
2.61 ERA in 20.2 innings in five playoff appearances and was the starting
pitcher of Game 7 of the 2018 World Series, throwing 2.1 innings of shutout
baseball in a 5-1 victory at Dodger Stadium.The right-hander spent all of August
on the disabled list while dealing with a back injury.Houston is in a position
to be cautious with McCullers. The Astros currently hold a 4.5-game lead over
the Oakland Athletics in the American League West and are 6.5 games clear in the
wild-card race. While they have by no means run away with a playoff spot, they
do have some cushion.Fortunately for Houston, starting pitching is an area of
strength. The team's rotation ranks first in all MLB by a wide margin with a
3.02 ERA. That's because it contains former Cy Young award winners Justin
Verlander (also a former AL MVP) and Dallas Keuchel as well as two-time All-Star
Gerrit Cole. Oh, it also features the winning pitcher of Game 7 of last year's
World Series, Charlie Morton.