2021 World Series Astros Yordan Alvarez

2021 World Series Astros Yordan Alvarez

The defeated the in of the on Wednesday Kari Lehtonen Women Jersey night, evening the best-of-seven series at 1-1. Starting with Friday night's Game 3, the next three games of the Fall Cla sic will be played at Truist Park in Atlanta, and underneath the governing rules of the National League. That last part is worth noting because it inconveniences the Astros, a team built with the designated hitter in mind.The conflict manager Dusty Baker has to solve is how to deploy , , and without the DH spot. . Normally, Baker would be able Anton Khudobin Jersey to plop down Alvarez at DH and have Brantley and Tucker split the corners. That option won't be available to him over the next three games.Instead, Baker will have to choose one of the these four routes:Sit AlvarezSit BrantleySit TuckerPlay all three in the outfieldAlvarez is and it should not come as a huge surprise. Baker showed a willingne s to play the Alvarez-Tucker-Brantley outfield the regular season. The Astros dialed up an Alvarez-Tucker-Brantley arrangement in the outfield to start three games, all in NL parks. Alas, that option maximizes the Astros' offensive potential while compromising their defense. Baker could opt for or in center later in the games at Truist Park as a means of helping Jason Dickinson Kids Jersey out Houston's pitching staff. It's clear that the Astros think Brantley is the better fielder. More than 70 percent of Alvarez's regular-season starts this year were in a hitting-only capacity. Moreover, when Alvarez did start in left, it was often because Brantley was on the injured list. It's also clear that Alvarez is the better hitter -- if he wasn't, this wouldn't be difficult.The Astros do have a favorable pitching situation for their Game 3 outfield alignment. Houston starting pitcher had the lowest percentage of batted balls hit to the Jason Spezza Women Jersey left side of the field (around 25 percent) of any of the 92 pitchers who threw at least 2,000 offerings this season. If the Remi Elie Jersey Astros want to minimize Alvarez's fielding opportunities, a Garcia start would seem to make for a good pairing.Besides, that's true in another sense. Garcia might not be the best matchup for the Braves' a sortment of left-handed hitters, making it imperative that the Astros have as much firepower in their lineup as they can muster. The Braves and Astros are battling in the 2021 World Series. Show your love for your favorite team by .

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