Houston Astros at Chicago White Sox – World Series Game 4
* 12 of the last 13 teams to go ahead 3-0 in the World Series have completed the sweep in Game 4.
* Brandon Backe is 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA in four career playoff starts at home. The Astros have won each of Backe’s four starts at Minute Maid in the postseason.
* Freddy Garcia is 4-0 with a 2.97 ERA in five career playoff starts on the road, with his teams winning each of those contests.
* The White Sox used nine different pitchers to win Game 3. The 14 innings that it took to complete Game 3 tied it for the longest game by innings in World Series history. The only other game that lasted as long was Game 2 of the 1916 World Series. The Boston Red Sox outlasted the Brooklyn Robins 2-1 behind the strong left arm of Babe Ruth who went the distance for the Red Sox.
* With a win tonight, the White Sox would join the 1999 Yankees as the only teams to go 11-1 in a single postseason.
* The Astros are looking to avoid becoming the second team to get swept in their first ever trip to the World Series (1907 Detroit Tigers).
* The White Sox have won 10 straight road games dating back to the regular season. Chicago’s 52-29 record away from home was the best in the majors this season.
* Aaron Rowand has reached base safely in 10 of the White Sox’ 11 games this postseason.
* Willy Taveras is hitting just .188 at home in this postseason, compared to a batting average of .440 on the road.