Poll: Who should the Astros start in Game 3?
Shanna Lockwood / Reuters
Prior to Game 1 of the World Series, set for Tuesday in Los Angeles, the Houston Astros announced left-hander Dallas Keuchel and right-hander Justin Verlander would start Games 1 and 2, respectively.
Keuchel and Verlander square off against Clayton Kershaw (Game 1) and Rich Hill (Game 2), and while the Dodgers named Yu Darvish and Alex Wood as their Games 3 and 4 starters, the Astros haven't announced who fill follow their co-aces.
The Astros most likely choices are a pair of right-handers - Charlie Morton and Lance McCullers. Morton started Games 3 and 7 of the American League Championship Series, while McCullers got the Game 4 nod and followed Morton's five scoreless innings in Game 7 with four shutout innings of his own.
2017 postseason
| PITCHER | G | GS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Morton | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| Lance McCullers | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
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