World Series Game 4: Astros Look to Take Commanding Lead

Astros Up 2-1 After Dominating Game 3 in World Series

The fans at Minute Maid Park will watch Game Four of the 2017 MLB World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Houston Astros when they take their seats on Saturday. First Pitch is at 8:20 pm EST. FOX Sports will televise the game nationally.

Oddsmakers opened the Astros as -112-moneyline favorites versus the Dodgers, while the game's total opened at 8. The Astros are now -136-moneyline favorites. The total is up to 8.5.

After going through eight relief pitchers in Game 2. Then sending five more to the mound in Game 3 of the World Series Friday Night. Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts faced questions regarding the state of his bullpen after a 5-3 loss.

Excluding Kenta Maeda, who worked 2 2/3 scoreless innings in Game 3, Roberts declared each member of his bullpen available for action Game 4. The Dodgers can't afford to go down 3-1 to the Astros.

Dodgers Need Wood to Go Deep in Game 4 of World Series

The Dodgers will trot Alex Wood out to the mound in this one. Left hander Wood has a 16-4 record and a 2.81 ERA this season. Wood has made just one start this postseason. He gave up three runs and four hits. Wood had seven strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings of Game 4 in the NLCS against the Chicago Cubs. The Dodgers dropped that game 3-2, their lone loss of that series.

Wood gets the ball with the Dodgers on the brink of a daunting deficit should they lose. But he is happy for the opportunity to start instead of relieve.

Wood will have a pressure-packed outing. He is equipped for the challenge. Wood led the majors in winning percentage after finishing 16-3 with a career-best 2.72 ERA in 27 appearances.

His 3.3 WAR was the second-best mark of his career. It only trailed the 3.7 WAR he had with the Atlanta Braves while finishing 11-11 with a 2.78 ERA in 2014.

Astros Turn to Morton in Game 3 of World Series

It'll be Charlie Morton toeing the rubber for the Astros in this contest. Right hander Morton is 15-8 with a 3.83 ERA so far this season.

 

Astros manager A.J. Hinch parlayed a tandem outing to positive results again. He rode right-handers Lance McCullers and Brad Peacock to victory in Game 3. He did the same with Charlie Morton and McCullers in Game 7 of the ALCS. Morton gets his first World Series start on Saturday at Minute Maid Park.

Peacock  made 21 starts for the Astros during the regular season. He covered the final 3 2/3 innings with hitless relief. Hinch was able to avoid dipping into his beleaguered corps of full-time relievers.

The possibility exists for Hinch to execute the same gambit Saturday. He has right-hander Collin McHugh poised to finish what the Astros hope is a strong start by Morton.

 

Recent Form

Team	record	money	vs LHP	vs RHP	Fave	Dog	O/U	Diff
LA Dodgers	112-61	$33.00	38-15	74-46	108-56	3-5	82-84-7	1.26
Houston	110-66	$1,243.00	25-26	85-40	106-53	4-13	88-78-10	1.14

Pitchers Last 3 Starts

A Wood (16-4) ERA: 2.81

event date	Opponent	Result	score	OU Result	ip	money
Oct 18, 2017	CHC	L	2-3	U	4.2	-$100.00
Sep 26, 2017	SD	W	9-2	O	6	$43.00
Sep 20, 2017	PHI	L	5-7	O	6	-$100.00

C Morton (15-8) ERA: 3.83

event date	Opponent	Result	score	OU Result	ip	money
Oct 21, 2017	NYY	W	4-0	U	5	$69.00
Oct 16, 2017	NYY	L	1-8	O	3.2	-$100.00
Oct 9, 2017	BOS	W	5-4	U	4.1	$82.00

Bullpen

LA Dodgers's relievers have pitched 15.1 innings in the last 3 games.
Houston's relievers have pitched 10 innings in the last 3 games.

Pitcher Recent Starts Vs Opponent

Los Angeles Dodgers - A Wood

Date	score	Winner	ip	hits	Runs	Earned Runs	walks	strikeouts	Decision
Jun 25, 2014	4-0	ATL	7	3	0	0	1	4	Win

Houston Astros - C Morton

Date	score	Winner	ip	hits	Runs	Earned Runs	walks	strikeouts	Decision
Aug 9, 2015	13-6	PIT	5	10	5	5	3	6	No Decision
Apr 30, 2010	6-2	LA	6	6	6	3	2	8	Loss

World Series Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	4.80	12	4.27	7
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	4.62	13	3.83	4
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	5.41	1	3.54	2
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	4.90	13	3.77	2

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	away score	Home	home score	line	O/U	Away Pitcher	Home Pitcher	Away Hits	Home Hits	Away Walks	Home Walks	Away Strikeouts	Home Strikeouts
Oct 27, 2017	LA	3	HOU	5	-139	8	P	Yu Darvish (R)	Lance McCullers Jr. (R)	4	12	5	4	7	6
Oct 25, 2017	HOU	7	LA	6	-101	7.5	O	Justin Verlander (R)	Rich Hill (L)	14	5	5	3	8	11
Oct 24, 2017	HOU	1	LA	3	-177	7	U	Dallas Keuchel (L)	Clayton Kershaw (L)	3	6	0	2	12	5
Aug 23, 2015	LA	2	HOU	3	143	6.5	U	Clayton Kershaw (L)	Lance McCullers Jr. (R)	10	10	1	0	12	12
Aug 22, 2015	LA	1	HOU	3	115	7	U	Zack Greinke (R)	Scott Kazmir (L)	7	3	1	0	12	6
Aug 21, 2015	LA	0	HOU	3	-124	8	U	Brett Anderson (L)	Mike Fiers (R)	0	7	3	0	10	8
May 27, 2012	HOU	1	LA	5	-130	7	U	J.A. Happ (L)	Chris Capuano (L)	2	12	2	5	10	11
May 26, 2012	HOU	3	LA	6	-122	6.5	O	Bud Norris (R)	Chad Billingsley (R)	7	12	6	5	9	6
May 25, 2012	HOU	3	LA	1	-215	6	U	Lucas Harrell (R)	Clayton Kershaw (L)	7	7	6	5	8	3
Apr 22, 2012	LA	0	HOU	12	116	7	O	Chad Billingsley (R)	Wandy Rodriguez (L)	6	12	3	5	7	6

World Series Betting Trends

Los Angeles Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 14-4 SU in its last 18 games
LA Dodgers is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
LA Dodgers is 8-17 ATS in its last 25 games on the road
LA Dodgers is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Dodgers's last 8 games on the road
LA Dodgers is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 7 games when playing Houston
LA Dodgers is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Dodgers's last 8 games when playing on the road against Houston

Houston Astros
Houston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Houston is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Houston is 15-5 ATS in its last 20 games at home
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Houston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 7 games when playing LA Dodgers
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston's last 8 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers

Team Vs Division Or Conference

Los Angeles Dodgers

	record	Home	Away	Fave	Dog	O/U	vs LHP	vs RHP
Overall	112-61	62-25	50-36	108-54	5-7	82-84-6	38-15	74-46
Last 10	7-3	4-1	3-2	6-1	1-2	3-5-1	5-0	2-3
vs Div	44-35	25-15	19-20	44-35	1-0	41-37-1	23-11	21-24
vs AL	17-6	10-2	7-4	16-4	1-2	10-10-3	4-0	13-6
vs NL	95-55	52-23	43-32	92-50	4-5	72-74-3	34-15	61-40

Houston Astros

	record	Home	Away	Fave	Dog	O/U	vs LHP	vs RHP
Overall	110-66	55-33	55-33	106-50	9-14	88-78-10	25-26	85-40
Last 10	6-4	5-0	1-4	6-0	0-4	4-5-1	2-2	4-2
vs Div	50-26	24-15	26-11	49-23	3-2	34-38-4	11-10	39-16
vs AL	93-60	47-30	46-30	89-47	8-11	75-69-9	20-24	73-36
vs NL	17-6	8-3	9-3	17-3	1-3	13-9-1	5-2	12-4

Team Last 5 Games

Los Angeles Dodgers

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	starter	ip	opposing starter	Location
Oct 27, 2017	HOU	3-5	L	129	8	Y Darvish	1.2	L McCullers	A
Oct 25, 2017	HOU	6-7	L	-101	7.5	R Hill	4	J Verlander	H
Oct 24, 2017	HOU	3-1	W	-177	7	C Kershaw	7	D Keuchel	H
Oct 19, 2017	CHC	11-1	W	-142	7	C Kershaw	6	J Quintana	A
Oct 18, 2017	CHC	2-3	L	-125	9.5	A Wood	4.2	J Arrieta	A

Houston Astros

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	starter	ip	opposing starter	Location
Oct 27, 2017	LA	5-3	W	-139	8	L McCullers	5.1	Y Darvish	H
Oct 25, 2017	LA	7-6	W	-109	7.5	J Verlander	6	R Hill	A
Oct 24, 2017	LA	1-3	L	167	7	D Keuchel	6.2	C Kershaw	A
Oct 21, 2017	NYY	4-0	W	-145	8	C Morton	5	C Sabathia	H
Oct 20, 2017	NYY	7-1	W	-150	7.5	J Verlander	7	Luis Severino	H

Weather in
Houston - United States

 60°F

Blustery Wind
Humidity is 30%
Wind is North-northwest 16 mph
Visibility is 10.004077 mi
Pressure is N/A inHg

Forecast for Houston

 

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Los Angeles at Houston Sunday, October 29

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