This is a Wild Card matchup between the Chicago White Sox and Houston Astros, starting tomorrow at 06:00 Korea time. It’s an intriguing one, as the teams’ current form looks quite different from their head-to-head record.
Houston has consistently had the upper hand in their matchups, but recent form points the other way: the White Sox have been on a tear. They’ve won 7 of their last 10 games and piled up 68 runs, while Houston has managed just 4 wins and looks to have slowed down a bit.
The key to this game is whether the White Sox’s red-hot lineup can keep its rhythm against Houston’s pitching staff, which has plenty of experience in short series. If Houston uses its trademark savvy pitching from the start to shut down the White Sox’s scoring chances and slow the pace, it could put itself in a strong position. But if the White Sox come out swinging as they have been, this could turn into an unexpectedly wild slugfest.
