Starting with Game 1, pitching could dominate the 2019 World Series.
Houston is sending Gerrit Cole to the mound for Tuesday's opener at Minute Maid Park, with Washington's Max Scherzer his likely foe.
Cole was in line to appear in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series, but Jose Altuve ended that possibility with his two-run walk-off home run in Saturday's Game 6.
The victory allowed the Astros two days off to reset their rotation, while the Nationals earned a week off following their National League Championship Series sweep, but that may not be beneficial to them.