Houston Astros (116-58) vs Philadelphia Phillies (98-80)
Saturday, November 05, 2022 at 8:03 pm
My selection is on Philadelphia over Houston at 8:05 pm et on Saturday.
I'll back the Phillies to extend this series to a seventh game with Zack Wheeler on the mound against Framber Valdez on Saturday. Philadelphia has yet to figure Valdez out in two previous looks at him but now they'll be seeing him for the third time in just over a month and I look for them to finally make the necessary adjustments and get to him on Saturday night in Houston. Speaking of adjustments, Wheeler will need to make his after he got rocked for four earned runs in just five innings in Game 2 of this series one week ago tonight. That was his first career outing against the Astros. I'm confident we'll see him bounce back here, noting that he had allowed a grand total of just six earned runs over his previous seven outings going back to September. Both bullpens have been lights out in this series and I expect more of the same here. Take Philadelphia (8*).