Max Scherzer, Gerrit Cole To Start Game 1 Of The World Series As Washington Heads To Houston
The 2019 World Series is set as Washington who is a member of the National League East will take on Houston who is a member of the American League West.
The last time Washington was in the World Series was 86 years ago when they were the Washington Senators. “according to https://www.mlb.com/news/last-time-washington-team-world-series while Houston’s last trip to the World Series under AJ Hinch came in 2017 when they defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers.
On Tuesday night Washington and Houston will play game one of the World Series in Houston.
On the season Washington won 93 games to 69 losses while Houston won 107 and had 55 losses. “according to https://www.mlb.com/nationals/standings
Both aces will be on the mound for their teams as Max Scherzer will start for Washington against Houston’s Gerrit Cole.
Max Scherzer comes into game one of the World Series with a record of 11-7 with a 2.92 earn run average.
The Nationals ace is coming off a seven-inning, one-hit, 11-strikeout gem against the Cardinals in Game 2 of the NLCS, when he took a no-hitter into the seventh. Scherzer has allowed only one run in 15 innings since the start of the NLDS. He will oppose Houston right -hander Gerrit Cole. who comes into the game with a record of 20-5 with a 2.50 earn run average. Cole has been near-unhittable this postseason, with a 0.40 ERA and 32 strikeouts in his three starts. His 358 strikeouts entering the World Series are the most by anyone in a single year since Randy Johnson in 2001 (419). “according to https://www.mlb.com/nationals/roster/probable-pitchers.
Which ace will prevail in game one of the World Series and give their team the lead in the series.
Now lets talk about what each did to be the last two teams standing.
Washington swept Saint Louis in four games.
The Nationals scored first in every game in the series and never trailed. They overwhelmed the Cardinals, bullied them with their star rotation and punished each miscue relentlessly. “according to https://www.mlb.com/nationals/news/nationals-win-2019-national-league-pennant
On Tuesday night, they weren’t going to give the Cardinals a chance to get off the mat. Patrick Corbin needed 10 pitches to strike out the side in the top of the first. The offense batted around and scored seven runs in the bottom of the first. St. Louis chipped away at the deficit to pull to within striking distance, even loading the bases in the eighth, but Daniel Hudson shut the door with a four-out save. And then the party began at South Capitol Street. “according to https://www.mlb.com/nationals/news/nationals-win-2019-national-league-pennant
“There were other times, couldn’t get over the hump or whatever it was, but really it’s kind of tough to say what’s going to happen in the playoffs,” right-hander Stephen Strasburg said. “You have a great year and you kind of run into a buzzsaw, but maybe this year we’re the buzzsaw.””according to https://www.mlb.com/nationals/news/nationals-win-2019-national-league-pennant
Washington rode the arms of a stellar starting rotation -- the four-headed monster of Max Scherzer, Strasburg, Corbin and Aníbal Sánchez -- who imposed their will on the Cardinals for the entire NLCS and rendered their sometimes leaky bullpen an afterthought. Anthony Rendon is an NL MVP Award candidate. Juan Soto is a star who turns 21 on the night of Game 3 of the World Series. They are two of the best and most dangerous hitters in baseball. Trea Turner and Victor Robles are two of the most electric players. Howie Kendrick, the NLCS MVP, has been a breakout star at 36. “according to https://www.mlb.com/nationals/news/nationals-win-2019-national-league-pennant
After all, this team nearly buried itself after 50 games, but it rallied. This team stared down a 3-1 deficit in the eighth inning of the Wild Card Game with baseball’s most unhittable reliever, Josh Hader, on the mound and rallied. And then the Nats were down 3-1 in the eighth inning of a winner-take-all Game 5 at Dodger Stadium facing Clayton Kershaw, the best pitcher of his generation, and they still survived. “according to https://www.mlb.com/nationals/news/nationals-win-2019-national-league-pennant
Houston on the other hand had to go to a game six against New York who is a member of the American League East.
Jose Altuve crushed an Aroldis Chapman slider and hit a towering walk-off two-run homer in the ninth inning to score George Springer for a 6-4 win over the Yankees in Game 6 on Saturday night at raucous Minute Maid Park. The Astros won the best-of-seven series, 4-2, to punch their ticket to the World Series for the second time in three seasons. “according to https://www.mlb.com/astros/news/jose-altuve-walk-off-homer-clinches-al-pennant-for-astros
First pitch is set for 8:08pm from Minute Maid Park in Houston. The game will be televised on Fox.