2022 World Series expert picks: Odds for Phillies at Astros Game 1
The World Series starts today. The Astros are the defending champions. It's the third World Championship for the Astros since 2005. Five years ago, the Phillies won 66 games and finished in the cellar of the National League East. Andy McCullough is catching up to Andy Sarris. Sahadev Sharma and C. Trent Rosecrans are in contention for a spot in a black.
Aaron Nola is the pitcher for the Phillies in the World Series. Justin Verlander is for Houston.
The Astros are the clear favorites in the World Series. Justin Verlander will pitch at least twice in this series for the Astros. Aaron Nola is pitching in his fourth career postseason game. The true dogfight will be the Phillies' arms vs. the Houston's pitching staff. The Phillies hit the sixth-most homers in MLB this season. They banged 10 homers against the Padres. Houston allowed just 0.83 home runs per nine innings this year. It also allowed only five in seven games in playoffs. This year the Yankees hit more home run than any team in baseball.
