The Atlanta Braves and Tampa Bay Rays have chances to close out their respective League Championship Series Friday.
NLCS Game 5 presents Atlanta with its first opportunity to claim a berth in the World Series, while Tampa Bay is on its third chance to do so.
The Houston Astros fended off elimination in ALCS Games 4 and 5, but to finish off the improbable comeback, they must beat two of Tampa Bay's top pitchers, Blake Snell and Charlie Morton.
Atlanta will not go back to its top arms until Game 6, which is a strategy employed by the other three LCS participants.