Astros vs. Dodgers Live Stream Schedule, Odds and Pre-Game 6 Comments

If you combine the five 2017 World Series games into one box score, then the Los Angeles Dodgers are beating the Houston Astros 30-28 despite Houston's 45-36 hit advantage.

It's been an evenly matched series, one in which four of five games have finished with a one- or two-run deficit. The lone contest that didn't fit the bill was the Dodgers' Game 4 win, which was tied at one before L.A. broke out with five runs in the last frame.

Here's a look ahead to Tuesday night's Game 6, which will take place at 8 p.m. ET at Dodger Stadium. Los Angeles needs to win to stay live. If it does, then the winner-take-all Game 7 will be Wednesday night at 8 p.m. ET, also in L.A.

Game 6 (and Game 7, if necessary) will be televised on Fox and live-streamed through Fox Sports Go.

Per OddsShark, the Dodgers are slight -118 favorites (meaning a bettor has to lay $118 on the Dodgers to win $100) to win Game 6, and the over/under total is set at eight runs.

Here's a look at some pregame comments prior to Game 6.

Pre-Game 6 Comments

Both bullpens are spent after they failed to weather the home run storm from these past five games (22 have been hit...so far).

Therefore, it wouldn't be a surprise to see Dodgers left-hander Rich Hill and Astros right-hander Justin Verlander, the two scheduled starters for Tuesday night, go deep into the game.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has issued a quick hook with Hill in the postseason. In fact, the southpaw hasn't pitched more than five full innings once in three postseason starts even though he's allowed just four earned runs in 13 innings. Hill's pitch count hasn't even hit 80.

Still, there are a few reasons to believe Hill, who was pitching for the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball two seasons ago, will go long on Tuesday night.

First, he's good, as his 3.32 ERA shows. Second, he's not taxed from a bunch of long starts and could go deep.

Third, well, the manager said it could happen, per Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register:

That being said, Roberts is prepared to use just about any pitcher, per Andy McCullough of the Los Angeles Times:

That includes closer Kenley Jansen, who has had a tough World Series but is still one of the best in the game. Apparently at least one reporter asked Roberts whether Jansen would still be in that role, which would be a short-sighted demotion given the right-hander's incredible track record. Roberts reaffirmed that Jansen is the last line of defense:

In Verlander's case, he'd probably go long into the night regardless of the state of the Houston bullpen.

He's been phenomenal since the Detroit Tigers traded him to Houston for the stretch run. The 13-year-veteran hasn't lost a game for the Astros, and he hasn't allowed more than three earned runs in any appearance.

Most importantly, his shortest start has still been a full six innings, and he went the distance against the New York Yankees in a 2-1 win in Game 2 of the American League Championship Series.

For his part, the battle-tested Verlander seems ready to go, per Anthony DiComo of MLB.com: "These are what it's all about. These are the moments that you want to be a part of as a baseball player. It's everything you could ask for."

Looking ahead, Astros manager A.J. Hinch offered an interesting quote in advance of Game 6, per Brian McTaggart of MLB.com:

"I think when you consume yourself with too much 'what ifs' in the future, it will only complicate matters. So I'm going to proceed just trying to win Game 6. And if that means I have to use guys in a unique way, that's fine. If the game warrants any decision to try to win the game, I think you have to try to win the game that you're playing that day and not concern yourself with a lot of unknowns."

It will be interesting to see how that strategy plays out, especially if Verlander can't go deep into the game. Conceivably, Dallas Keuchel (the Game 5 starter) and Lance McCullers Jr. (the Game 7 starter, if necessary) won't be used, but could we see Game 4 starter Charlie Morton after two full days of rest?

Morton, who has only given up one earned run in his last two postseason starts, might be the X-factor. It wouldn't be a surprise to see him take the ball from Verlander and finish the game.

Hill summed up this moment the best, per DiComo:

"It's something that all of us have been preparing our entire careers for. Going out there in Game 6 and having the ability to be in that position, and go out there and leave everything on the field, is just an amazing thought. I think it's something that, looking back on it, whatever the outcome might be, that you did everything that you could to put your team in a position to win."

In the latter portion of a series, when a team's back is against the wall, it's all hands on deck.

Hill and many others on the Astros and Dodgers World Series rosters may get an opportunity to make a key out or get the big hit to win the World Series, which, as Hill said, is something they've been working toward for years. We'll see who emerges as the victor soon.