Free MLB World Series Game 4 Pick: Astros vs. Braves Odds
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2021 MLB World Series Game 4 Handicapping
(1-2) Houston Astros vs. Atlanta Braves (2-1)
Date: Saturday, October 30, 2021
Time: 8:09 PM ET
Venue: Truist Park
Projected Pitchers: Z Greinke vs. N/A
MLB Moneyline Odds: Astros -105 / Braves -105 (Bet Now!)
MLB RunLine Betting Odds: Astros +1.5 -185 / Braves -1.5 _185
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: O/U 8.5
Both managers sent rookies to the mound in game 3 and we have to give the nod to Ian Anderson who threw 5 innings and didn’t allow a single hit. Luis Garcia set a rookie record for striking two batters in each of his first 3 innings but he was pulled in the 4th down 1 – 0.
Many are wondering why pitchers are being pulled so early in these playoffs and Fox acted like they had an idea as to why. Apparently, both managers are asking their starters to get through the lineup twice, and then they can expect to be spectators the rest of the night.
It is hard to argue that point because we have seen it plenty during the post-season and it has put that much more emphasis on the bullpens. Again, both managers are okay with that because these bullpens are just as responsible for helping each team get to the World Series.
The Braves are now up 2 – 1 in the series and the weather was just miserable all night long during the game. It has been raining in Atlanta since Wednesday and it let up enough to squeeze in Game 3 on Friday night.
Guess what? Expect more moisture for game 4 because the rain is in the forecast all day Saturday in Atlanta but it should be a little warmer than the 50 degrees it was throughout game 3.]
Zack Greinke will be starting for Houston and we are still waiting for Snitker to announce his Game 4 starter for Atlanta.
Houston Astros
The road is a tough place to play and the weather obviously, affected the Stros in game 3. When you have no hits through 7 innings you are in some historic company. Not since 1967 had a team been no-hit that deep into a World Series game when Red Sox starter Jim Lonborg pulled it off against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Losing a bat to the NL rules also made this lineup a little thinner and hopefully, they approve the DH soon so we don’t have to deal with seeing pitchers touch a bat anymore. It is not like the old days when pitchers actually knew what a batter’s box looked like and what it means to handle a bat. Those days are LOOONG GONE.
I know the old school people love the NL rules, the chess game with double-switches, and how to adjust the bullpen when a pitcher’s spot is coming up next inning, blah f**king blah! The pitchers today are absolutely useless to anyone short of some guy in LA who still knows how to do it right. Ohtani will be the last Mohican and I thank everyone who voted to bring the DH to both leagues!
Anyway, we are expecting bullpen games for Saturday and Sunday from what we are hearing during the broadcasts with Smoltz and Buck.
The Astros bats have been deemed missing and the infiled that was so productive all season is now a debit on the ledger. Usually, this group is an asset and then some but Alex Bregman has been reported to the police as MIA and we will let you know if anyone reports seeing him.
Snitker knows that how Altuve goes the Braves go, and when he is neutralized the Astros are simply a different offense. Different in a bad way because they flashed a stat during the game about when he is on base and producing the Astros simply win games and when he is cold the whole team goes cold.
This may be a team sport but make no mistake that one or two pieces of that chessboard usually are the reason for success. Yordan Alvarez won the NLCS MVP and that is where he left his game too! Alvarez has a triple to show for the entire World Series and his production has disappeared thus far.
Atlanta Braves
Brian Snitker moved the lineup around to adjust for the pitcher batting and he put Eddie Rosario back at leadoff with Freddie Freeman in the 2.-slot for game 3. Rosario scored the only run of the game for Atlanta
Ian Anderson was stellar in Game 3 and I think it surprised everyone when Snitker took him out after no-hitting the Astros through 5 innings. The Braves had won 6 of his 7 post-season starts and Atlanta was 11 – 1 at home the last 12 games before Friday night.
Atlanta has bashed 13 bombs with 35 XBH and through the first 2 games of the W.S and they held opposing batters to a .192 average with a 2.27 ERA in this postseason <<< both of which likely came down because Houston was shut down in game 3 and only found 1 hit all night. That hit didn’t come until the top of the 8th inning by Diaz and that was it although Houston posed a threat that was ultimately shut down by the Braves bullpen.
The last time we saw a team no-hit through 6 innings was in 1969 as the NY Mets starter Jerry Koosman did it in Game 2 against the Orioles. Oh, I was born in March of that year so I may or may not have been asleep in my crib for that game LOL
Boy, do the Braves fans love giving it to Altuve for the cheating scandal in 2017. Cheater, Cheater, Cheater can be heard all around the stadium while he is at bat and I get it. You know, they have not won the World Series since that crap went down and that leaves to question had they not cheated would they have won it all?
The Braves want to make sure they don’t become a victim of any stories about ‘after-the-fact’ bullshit like that travesty to the sport it was. Don’t get me started, man! The Braves know this offense is among the best in baseball when Altuve is going so the first big goal has to be keeping him off base.
Travis D’Arnaud picked a great time to hit his first home run in Truist Park as a Brave, as he made it 2 – 0 with a blast to straightaway center field. The Braves won their third post-season game via a shutout and Will Smith got his 5th save in 5 playoff appearances.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- The Braves are 12 – 1 in the last 13 games at Truist Park.
- Astros are 4-1 in their last 5 World Series road games.
- Astros are 11-5 in their last 16 playoff road games.
- Astros are 13-6 in their last 19 playoff games as an underdog.
- Astros are 6-2 in the last 8 meetings.
- Braves are 3-7 in their last 10 vs. American League West.
Free Houston Astros vs. Atlanta Braves MLB W.S Game 4 Prediction:
Ted Barnett is likely the home plate umpire for Game 4 according to the rotation and after seeing him at 1B last night. Since I have Houston to take this whole kit and kaboodle in 6 games I obviously need a big win from them on the road in game 4 to keep that as a possibility.
This is what is great about sports and baseball in particular. A team can look so bad one night and just go back out and turn it around. We already saw it happen in the first two games played in Houston. Atlanta looked unbeatable in game 1 and then they let Houston back into the series with a loss in game 2.
The same applies in this circumstance so the Stros it is!
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