For the third time in four years, the Astros again face an NL East opponent in the World Series with a far inferior regular season winning record but coming into the playoffs red-hot. Of course, the Astros lost the first two of these encounters.
The Astros won 106 games in 2022, while the Phillies barely broke .500, winning 87.
It’s hard to say the Astros aren’t on a run, though, having swept the ALDS and ALCS, and have a winning streak of 9 games, including the last two games of the season against the Phillies.
But the last time the Astros lost was to Aaron Nola, who takes the mound for the Phillies tonight.