Houston faces a good starter in Joe Ryan, but the champs’ bats should carry the day.

The Astros are favored over the Phillies at SI Sportsbook to win the World Series.

Houston and Seattle have reliable starters that give them an edge in close games, plus boast rosters with Cy Young candidates and stars like Julio Rodríguez.

Here are the top players, teams and decision-makers to keep an eye on as the clock ticks toward 6 p.m. ET on Tuesday.

SI Fantasy expert Shawn Childs believes fantasy baseball fans should be keeping an eye out for two studs-in-the-making this season: Yordan Alvarez & Kyle Tucker.