Philadelphia Phillies vs Houston Astros Prediction: A Home Fixture for Philadelphia

In the upcoming fixture of the MLB World Series, we have Philadelphia Phillies taking on Houston Astros in the third game of the series which is likely to stretch down to the wire. For the opening game of the series, the Philadelphia Phillies welcome the Houston Astros to Citizens Bank Park. After two games in Houston, Philadelphia and Houston are knotted at one point each. The Astros recovered with a victory in Game 2 on Saturday after the Phillies won the first game on Friday.

After winning the series opener, Philadelphia lost to Houston Astros (5-2). In the last game, Philadelphia’s batters were certainly not in their best form as only Jean Segura was able to strike a single RBI. J.T Realmuto, Bryce Harper, and Nick Castellanos were able to get off a decent start but were unable to capitalize and build on. In the pitching department, Zack Wheeler was sensational with 3 strikeouts, whereas Andrew Bellatti, Connor Brogdon, and Brad Hand secured one strikeout each. Going in the upcoming home game, Philadelphia Phillies will look to take most of the home advantage and make some changes to their batting order. 

In the upcoming away fixture, Houston Astros will look to continue dominating from the winning momentum they gained in the last game. Alex Bregman, Yordan Alvarez, and Jeremy Pena secured RBIs at a very fantastic rate. The pitching staff in Houston is world-class in every way. The Astros' bullpen led MLB with a 2.80 ERA and 10.45 strikeouts per nine innings during the regular season, making it the best in baseball. Houston's relievers have performed even better in the postseason; in 40.2 postseason innings, they had a 0.89 ERA.

Going in the contest, I will take sides with Houston Astros as they have the winning confidence right under their belt. The game total is expected to be under 10.5 and Astros to score 4 or more.

• Houston Astros to Win for 1.74
• Total Under 8.5 for 1.71
• First Home Run - Single for 1.95