Neither the Washington Nationals or the Houston Astros have won a home game in this best of 7 series but it’s all on the line tonight. Houston will try to break that trend and become the World Champs when they send Zack Greinke to the hill. Greinke has not been Greinke-like in the post-season but pitched well in his last turn, allowing just 1 run in 4-2/3 innings, and let’s not forget, since joining the Astros from Arizona, he was 8-1 in the regular season with a 3.02 ERA. The Nationals are expected to counter with Max Scherzer and red flags are jumping all over the place. The guy is lethal and that’s a fact but was scratched from Game 5 with a neck issue. He had to take injections for pain and wore a neck brace on Monday’s flight from DC to Houston. That’s not good. If the Astros get to Scherzer early, it’s over.
TONIGHT’S PICK: HOUSTON ASTROS