RHP José Urquidy (0-1, 27.00 ERA; 8-3, 3.62 ERA regular season)

Urquidy vs Brave hitters in his career: Eddie Rosario 0-2, Travis d’Arnaud 0-0

Urquidy last time against the Braves: First appearance this season.

Urquidy vs Braves this season: First appearance this season.

Urquidy at Minute Maid Park this regular season: 4-1, 3.35 ERA, 10 G (10 GS), 51 IP, 38 H, 19 R (all won), 9 HR, 7 BB, 40 K, 7.1 K / 9, 0.902 WHIP

Urquidy these playoffs: 0-1, 27.00 ERA, 1 G (1 GS), 1 2/3 IP, 5 H, 6 R (5 ER), 1 HR, 2 BB, 1 K, 57 throws (34 shots)

Urquidy’s playoff career: 1-2, 4.28 ERA, 9 G (5 GS), 27 1/3 IP, 26 H, 15 R (13 ER), 6 HR, 10 BB, 25 K, 8.2 K / 9, 1.317 WHIP

Pitch directory: Four-stitch fast ball (54.9%), slider (19.5), shift (18.2), curve ball (7.4)

Jake Kaplan, writer of the beat Astros: The case of Urquidy in Game 2 and Luis Garcia in Game 3 – two more days off for Garcia and keeping outfield setup Yordan Alvarez-Kyle Tucker-Michael Brantley in Atlanta away from the extreme flyball pitcher ( Urquidy). The Counter Case – Garcia is also a flyball pitcher and has thrown better at home.

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LHP Max Fried (1-1, 3.78 ERA this playoffs; 14-7, 3.04 regular season ERA)

Fried vs Astros batting in his career: Marwin Gonzalez 1-2, Zack Greinke 1-1

Fried vs. Astros this season: First impression.

Fries at Minute Maid Park this season: First appearance of his career at Minute Maid.

Fried last time against Astros: First appearance this season.

Fried this playoffs: 1-1, 3.78 ERA, 3 B (3 GS), 16 2/3 IP, 19 H 7 R (all won), 3 HR, 2 BB, 17 K, 252 throws (69 percent hits)

Fried playoff career: 1-2, 3.86 ERA, 15 G (7 GS), 46 2/3 IP, 49 H, 20 R (all won), 8 HR, 12 BB, 47 K, 9.1 K / 9, 1.307 WHIP

Pitch directory: Four-seam fastball (38.9%), curveball (25.7), slider (21.7), lead (11.5), changeup (2.2)

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