Heading into Game 6 of the 2021 World Series, which may very well end up being the final resting place for this run of Astros dominance, Houston needed rookie pitcher Luis Garcia to be at his best.
Atlanta already had the pitching advantage coming into the game with lefty Max Fried on the mound and his knee-buckling curveball fully rested after starting Game 2.
Garcia, meanwhile, was on short rest, and while he had an impressive 2021 campaign, did not bring the track record of Fried. To win this game, he didn’t necessarily need to be great, but he needed to be good enough to let the pack of wolves in the Astros’ dugout get him a lead.