The Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros are all square in the 2021 World Series. The Astros bounced back with a Game 2 win on Wednesday night to even the series at 1-1 after the Braves took Game 1 on Tuesday. The best-of-seven series now shifts to Atlanta’s Truist Park for Games 3-5.
The Astros (95-67) had a better regular season record than the Braves (88-74), so Houston has home-field advantage in the Fall Classic.
Below, you’ll find all you need to know about the World Series:
2021 World Series schedule
| DATE | GAME | PITCHING MATCHUP | TIME (ET)/SCORE | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Tues., Oct. 26 |
Game 1 |
Charlie Morton (ATL) vs. Framber Valdez (HOU) |
Fox |
|
|
Weds., Oct. 27 |
Game 2 |
Max Fried (ATL) vs. José Urquidy (HOU) |
Fox |
|
|
Fri., Oct. 29 |
Game 3 |
Ian Anderson (ATL) vs. TBD |
8:09 p.m. |
Fox |
|
Sat., Oct. 30 |
Game 4 |
TBD vs. TBD |
8:09 p.m. |
Fox |
|
Sun., Oct. 31 |
Game 5 |
TBD vs. TBD |
8:15 p.m. |
Fox |
|
Tues., Nov. 2 |
Game 6 (if nec.) |
TBD vs. TBD |
8:09 p.m. |
Fox |
|
Weds., Nov. 3 |
Game 7 (if nec.) |
TBD vs. TBD |
8:09 p.m. |
Fox |
The two sides did not meet during the regular season. Indeed, they haven’t played one another since 2017, when the Astros went 4-0 against the Braves and outscored them by 25 runs in the regular season. It’s fair to write those results don’t have any predictive value as it pertains to this series.
SportsLine’s projections, however, should have some. Here’s what they foresee based on their pre-World Series simulations:
- Astros: World Series winners in 49.5 percent of simulations
- Braves: World Series winners in 50.5 percent of simulations
In other words, it’s expected to be a close one.
