Dylan Lee is starting for the Braves in what should be a majority bullpen game. It should also be mostly left handers with Minter, Matzek and Smith available for the Braves after Lee. Zack Greinke is starting for the Astros and he has really struggled lately. In his only postseason start, he only recorded 4 outs while allowing 2 ER. The Astros were one of the best teams in the league at hitting left-handed pitching during the regular season, and they should get a steady dose of them today. I don’t think Dusty will hesitate to bring in his relievers with Framber Valdez expected to start tomorrow, and Snitker also has said he will play to win today. However, the Braves have yet to lose at home this postseason and I think they will have the pitching advantage today so I will side with them at home.

The Astros offense looks dormant. Even with their big rally in Game 2, it was a lot of well-placed groundballs instead of a bunch of hard-hit line drives. And I can't help but feel like we're seeing a rerun of the ALCS, when the Astros looked dead in the water for much of Game 4 before scoring seven runs in the ninth and then cruising in Games 5 and 6. The Braves have a bullpen game coming with some unreliable pitchers. The Astros offense is a sleeping giant primed to break out. Even if it happens late, I'm betting on an Astros offensive explosion.