Today we get to experience the best thing in sports: Game 7. After losing Game 5 in heartbreaking fashion, the Texas Rangers bounced back last night with a 9-2 win over the Houston Astros to set up tonight’s winner-take-all game with a spot in the World Series on the line. Max Scherzer (13-6, 3.77 ERA in the regular season) will get the ball for the Rangers, while Cristian Javier (10-5, 4.56 ERA) gets the nod for the Astros.
The Astros are -125 moneyline favorites at DraftKings Sportsbook, while the Rangers are +105 underdogs. The run total is set at 9.
The Astros have submitted their lineup ahead of today’s game, so let’s see how they’ll go up against Scherzer.
Astros starting lineup, ALCS Game 7, Monday, Oct. 23
Our ALCS Game 7 lineup.
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A bit of a different look for Dusty Baker’s crew in Game 7. Michael Brantley has dropped from the two-hole to fifth in the lineup, with Alex Bregman, Yordan Alvarez and Jose Abreu making up the 2-3-4 spots behind Jose Altuve. The still-struggling Kyle Tucker will hit sixth again and Chas McCormick swaps in for Mauricio Dubon in center field.
