Pitchers for world series game 4

Dusty Baker could be inclined to pull Greinke early in Saturday's Game 4 because of the stakes attached to the contest. Houston can't afford to go down with another game still to take place in Atlanta. Greinke has had a reliable arm in previous postseasons for the Astros. He lasted at least four innings in seven of his eight appearances for Houston in the and playoffs.

The right-handed hurler is still capable of throwing five or six innings, but his recent form suggests he will be a two- or three-inning pitcher on Saturday. Greinke allowed four or more earned runs in nine of his regular-season starts, and he was chased before the sixth inning in his last three starts. Houston's most logical strategy would be to use Cristian Javier or Jake Odorizzi to piggyback off Greinke's start.

Odorizzi threw 2. Both players could go multiple innings if need be. If some combination of those three pitchers gets Houston into the sixth, Baker can use his normal bullpen strategy with Phil Maton, Kendall Graveman, Ryan Pressly, Ryne Stanek and Brooks Raley all capable of throwing one strong inning. Game 3: Braves catcher Travis d'Arnaud hits a home run in the eighth inning.

Slideshow continues on the next slide. Game 3: Travis d'Arnaud celebrates his eighth-inning homer with third base coach Ron Washington. Game 3: Braves left fielder Eddie Rosario can't catch a fly ball hit by Aledmys Diaz in the eighth inning. Game 3: Astros center fielder Kyle Tucker makes a diving catch to end the sixth inning. Game 3: Astros first baseman Yuli Gurriel catches a pop-up in the third inning. Game 3: Alex Bregman gets hit by a pitch in the sixth inning.

Game 3: Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies fields a ground ball in the third inning. Game 3: Jose Altuve reacts after striking out in the third inning. Game 3: Michael Brantley can't catch a ball hit for a double by Travis d'Arnaud in the second inning. Game 3: Braves starter Ian Anderson in acction. Game 3: Braves fans hold a sign referencing the Astros' cheating scandal. Game 3: Braves third base coach Ron Washington. Game 3: A view of Truist Park during the national anthem before the game.

Game 3: Braves fans near the stadium prior to the game. Game 2: The Astros celebrate their victory over the Braves. Looks fairly simple too. I will give them a shot. Thanks a ton! Good times. Game under 4 hours. Toggle over to the football game when it gets bogged down. All equally entertaining. Congrats to the Braves. As you were. Yeah, DeMeo, these guys love their memes, or whatever. Perhaps never. Or a version of it.

Always good for upvotes. Boring as it is. Oops nevermind. Albies still hitting third and Duvall is still in the lineup. Truly a remarkable job by Snit to bench Soler despite putting out better at-bats than Duvall.

My name has relatively stayed the same. Albies is still bad and Duvall is still terrible since the LCS. Just look at his swings — big, loopy, and weak. Most of his hits have come on infield singles. Soler would fit much better hitting third. Albies is an automatic out with Duvall and Swanson at this point. Soler starts against lefties and joc starts against righties. Love that baseball is getting new fans. Remember if you go see a game bring your ball glove little man.

You might snag a foul ball!!! Albies is not hitting from either side right now. These are professional baseball players and we sure love making excuses for them. Either you produce or you sit. Soler is not lighting the world on fire but he is consistently putting out good at-bats even once that lead to outs. Duvall strikes out, hits a pop-up to right-center field, or homers.

He is doing too much of the former two to keep in the lineup. All his at-bats are worthless and have zero competitiveness to them. Clearly, Snit keeps sticking with him, so it is irrelevant. Hopefully, he gets it going.

These bullpen starts are crap. He had an ERA of 4. Fascinating starting pitchers for fourth game of series Where is Bob Gibson coming back after winning game 1?

But, it will be extremely interesting to watch My guess is that Grienke gives up a couple runs and is pulled before the 4th inning. Lee will get through one inning — no runs and at least on strikeout. Guys have to be allowed to navigate an opposing order the third time through to learn to do it, and I think they should.

I love baseball but the rapid decline of starting pitching is a real concern. First pitch is scheduled for pm ET at Truist Park in Atlanta, with a cool and potentially rainy night on deck.

The forecast currently calls for 54 degree night time temperatures, while the afternoon rain could bleed into the evening. Five Braves hurlers, led by rookie starter Ian Anderson, held the mighty Houston bats to just two hits in Game 3. The Braves are the 1st team in World Series history to use at least 5 pitchers and allow 2 or fewer hits. The Astros on the other hand, will counter with Zack Grienke.

With ace Lance McCullers Jr.