When news reached the Washington Nationals clubhouse that they were the World Series underdogs within 12 yearsago, a shrug of the shoulders and roll of their eyes no doubt greeted it. After all, this is since being counted from the playoffs in May after a 19-31 start a Nationals group thats been defying MLB chances.
Idle for almost a week because sweeping St. Louis in the NLCS, Washington found out its rival late Saturday evening when the Houston Astros discharged the New York Yankees in the ALCS. One of the favorites entering the 2019 year, Houston has been set up to -240 chalk on the baseball futures odds as -230 to win its Fall Classic that was next in three phases. The Nationals are running in the Series since the 2007 Colorado Rockies, which makes them the biggest underdogs at most sportsbooks.