The World Series kicks off Friday night as the American League champion Astros host the National League champion Phillies.
The Astros earned home-field advantage for the World Series by achieving the most wins (106) in the American League and among the two teams. Houston enters the World Series having swept both of its postseason series.
The Phillies entered the postseason by way of the wild card as the No. 6 seed with only 87 wins, and have ridden an incredible wave of momentum to the NL Pennant. Philadelphia has lost two games spanning three series this postseason.