Game 3 a throwback with San Antonio Spurs Hats batters facing pitchers for 1st time October 28, 2021 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink ATLANTA (AP) Game 3 of the World Series will be a bit of a throwback to the days before interleague play and players frequently changing teams.None of the Atlanta Braves have faced Houston starter Luis Garcia. The only Astros player who has hit against the Braves starter Ian Anderson is Marwin Gonzalez, who is 0 for 3.Definitely going to try to use that to my advantage, Anderson said Thursday as the Series shifted to rainy Truist Park following a split in Houston. I think with my pitch mix it definitely helps me out a little bit with the fastball/changeup. Definitely going to try to be on the attack, feed off the energy of the crowd, and put the pre sure on them.Back in the day, batters frequently had no experience against the pitchers they faced in the Series. But with free agency starting after the 1976 season and interleague play in 1997, hitters and pitchers have more frequent personal experience against each other.Astros manager Dusty Baker thinks each starting pitcher will have the advantage Friday.If youve never seen him, you can watch film all you want to, but then Jakob Poeltl Jersey until you see his release point," the former All-Star outfielder said.A quick big hit can change the dynamic.Hank Aaron used to say, if youve never faced a pitcher, you initiate him right away and then kind of kill his spirits, Baker said. So hopefully, we can initiate him.Anderson is 1-0 with a 2.25 ERA in three postseason starts this year and Garcia is 1-1 with a 9.64 ERA. Garcia pitched 5 2/3 scorele s innings in Game 6 against Boston on Oct. 22, when his fastball averaged 96.8 mph, up from 93.3 mph six days earlier after tweaking foot positioning in his delivery.END OF PITCHERS HITTINGAstros pitcher Luis Garcia, 0 for 6 at the plate in his big league career, will borrow a bat from teammate Yordan lvarez for his trips to the plate in Game 3 of the World Series.With the game in a National League park, there's no designated hitter.Major League Baseball and the players' a sociation may extend the DH to the NL starting in 2022, which means this weekend could mark the final big league plate Tim Duncan Jersey appearances ever by pitchers except for anomalies like Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani and some rare pinch-hit appearances in extra innings. The AL has used the DH since 1973, and both leagues used it during the 2020 pandemic-shortened season.Once it ever changes to no DH, then it will probably never change back, and thats something that would sadden me," Astros manager Dusty Baker said.Houston's Zack Greinke, who may start Game 4, is a career .225 hitter with nine home runs in 18 seasons. Atlanta's Max DeMar DeRozan Jersey Fried, who didn't bat in Game 2 at the AL city, had five RBIs this season.Anderson is 2 for 37 (.054) with 29 strikeouts and no RBIs.WETRain wiped out the Astros' planned batting practice Thursday. The forecast for Friday night called for a 40% chance of rain and a gametime temperature of 51.MORTONBraves pitcher Charlie Morton went to Green Bay, Wisconsin, to have his broken right fibula examined, and manager Brian Snitker said he doubted the pitcher will be attend Friday night's game.I think hell be here before the weekend is over, Snitker said.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports in this topic Major League Baseball Ian Anderson Marwin Gonzalez Zack Greinke Charlie Morton Shohei Ohtani Atlanta Braves Houston Astros share Mbapp is bringing soccer to a new dimension at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldos precision 33 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED Patty Mills Jersey PRESS Poland finds its true level at World Cup, beaten by the best Poland heads home from the World Cup as the latest team unable to resist an inspired Kylian Mbapp 33 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS