The Astros hoped to work out at the stadium Thursday to get familiar with the “dimensions and the caroms and the corners,” Baker said, but rain limited their activity. The Astros haven’t visited Truist Park since 2017, the year it opened, meaning many of their players will be seeing it for the first time. The Braves are 5-0 at home this year in the playoffs and are expecting a loud crowd. “I like to hit,” said Garcia, who’s hitless in six career at-bats. Garcia, meanwhile, will be forced to bat with no designated hitter in the National League park. “He’s been through a lot in a short major league career, a lot of big experiences, pitched a lot of big games here,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said Thursday. He’s made seven postseason starts in two years, going 3-0 with a 1.47 ERA. “So hopefully, we can initiate him.”Īt 23, Anderson already is an October veteran. “Hank Aaron used to say, if you’ve never faced a pitcher, you initiate him right away and then kind of kill his spirits,” Baker said. This season, Verlander was on Houston’s injured list while recovering from Tommy John surgery.Īstros reserve Marwin Gonzalez is the only player who has batted against the other team’s starter. Louis over Detroit and its newcomer, Justin Verlander. It will be the first World Series pairing of rookie starters since the 2006 opener. Both of them threw well in the games their teams won to clinch these spots.
Luis Garcia is set to pitch for the Astros against Ian Anderson.
So he didn’t stay down.”Īfter a rainy day off, they’ll play Game 3 on Friday night at Truist Park, provided the weather is OK. “I don’t care if I went 0 for 5 last night.”Īs Astros manager Dusty Baker said: “My dad used to tell me it’s OK to get down, just don’t stay down. “You can be 0 for 20, but what about if you get the big hit? So that’s what playoffs is about,” Altuve said. Freddie Freeman, Austin Riley and NLCS MVP Eddie Rosario haven’t done much damage for the Braves, either. In a Fall Classic devoid of drama so far, the big-swinging leadoff man is among the few stars to deliver any huge hits.īouncing back from the first three-strikeout game of his postseason career, plus a prolonged slump in the AL Championship Series, Altuve homered and doubled as Houston beat the Atlanta Braves, 7-2, tying the matchup at 1-all.īut teammates Carlos Correa, Alex Bregman and AL Championship Series MVP Yordan Alvarez have been mostly silent. “I’m about to cry,” the mom said Wednesday night.Īltuve’s team liked the signs they saw from him earlier in the evening, too. A young girl got a ball with Altuve’s signature and joyfully turned to her mother. 27 jerseys and other items, many of them for kids. ATLANTA - His day on the diamond almost done, Jose Altuve walked over to a clutch of Astros fans clustered behind the netting down the right-field line at Minute Maid Park.įor five minutes, he autographed World Series programs, No.
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