The Astros come into this game poised to win the World Series for the second time in five years, the only repeat winner during that time, thus establishing themselves as a bonafide dynasty. A win would also remove the albatross around the neck of manager Dusty Baker, who has taken numerous teams to the World Series but has never won a ring.
The Astros bring Framber Valdez to the mound to finish off the Phillies tonight. He is 3-0 this off-season and won Game 2 of the World Series 5-2 to get the Astros back on track after they lost disappointingly in Game 1.