The Houston Astros have won two in a row to force a Game 6 with the Tampa Bay Rays
Game 6 has a chance to be an all-timer between the Houston Astros and the Tampa Bay Rays.
After getting out to a 3-0 lead in their best-of-seven series, the Rays have dropped the last two in the 2020 ALCS to the Astros. Though we have seen a team blow a 3-0 series lead before in an ALCS, nobody outside of Houston wants to see the Astros advance to the 2020 World Series. Will Tampa Bay win its second-ever AL pennant or will Houston force a winner-take-all Game 7?
Here is how to watch the Astros take on the Rays online
Date: Friday, Oct. 16
Time: 6:07 p.m. ET, 3:07 p.m. PT
Location: San Diego, California
Venue: Petco Park
Betting Odds: Tampa Bay -130, Houston +120, O/U: 8
TV Info: TBS
Live Stream: MLB streams subreddit
First pitch from Petco Park in San Diego, California will be at 6:07 p.m. ET, 3:07 p.m. PT. The pitching matchup features Framber Valdez for Houston and Blake Snell for Tampa Bay. TBS will have the national telecast of Game 6 of the 2020 ALCS. The available live stream of this MLB postseason game can be found on MLB streams subreddit.
Despite losing Games 4 and 5, the Rays come in as a slight favorite to take Game 6 and advance to the postseason. The associated money lines for this game are Tampa Bay -130 and Houston +120. This game’s over/under comes in at a combined eight runs. With Tampa Bay’s ace pitcher on the mound, there is a chance this one might go under, but we’ll see. Odds are from Odds Shark.
Should Tampa Bay take care of business on Friday evening, the Rays will clinch their second-ever trip to the World Series. The Rays last made it to the Fall Classic back in 2008 before losing to the Philadelphia Phillies. Should Houston win its third postseason game in a row, the Astros will still be alive to repeat as AL Champions and get to the World Series for the third time in four years.
With the Rays being the home team in this neutral-site Game 6, all the pressure is on Tampa Bay to get this thing done and end the Astros’ season finally. Everybody outside of Houston is rooting for the Rays to win tonight and not have to play a win-or-go-home Game 7. Though the Rays would be the home team as well in Game 7, you never want to go to a Game 7 if you can avoid it.
Will it be Tampa Bay celebrating big tonight or will Houston stave off elimination one more time?