The Astros stayed alive on Thursday night thanks to a walk-off home run by Carlos Correa. George Springer also homered in the game for Houston, his 19th in the postseason (tied for fourth in MLB history).
The Braves moved within one game of the World Series after a 10-2 win over the Dodgers on Thursday. Braves’ outfielder Marcell Ozuna had two home runs and four RBIs.
Houston Astros vs Tampa Bay Rays, 6:07 p.m. ET, Game 6 (Rays Up 3-2) – TBS
LHP Framber Valdez vs LHP Blake Snell
Valdez has followed up a strong regular season with a 2.00 ERA in 18 innings during the playoffs.
Snell has made three starts this postseason – two good ones (one run in 10 2/3 innings) and one bad one (four runs in five innings). He has a career 2.57 ERA over 21 playoff innings.
Los Angeles Dodgers vs Atlanta Braves, 9:08 p.m. ET, Game 5 (Braves Up 3-1) – FS1
RHP Dustin May vs LHP A.J. Minter
The 23-year-old May has yet to allow a run in 4 2/3 innings during this year’s playoffs. He had a scoreless outing in Game 1 of the series.
Minter will be the Opener for the Braves, he allowed a three-run homer to Corey Seager in Game 1 of the NLCS.
