Thoughts and prayers. Sam Darnold’s back, and the Jets’ offensive line has been as effective as de Blasio’s $850 million “Thrive NYC.”

There’s Ali/Frazier. The Hatfields and McCoys. Chris Cuomo versus Fredo. Trump/Hillary, Trump/Alec Baldwin and Trump/CNN. And now we get to watch the epic showdown between the Yankees and Astros.

Game 2 Sunday. Starting pitchers James Paxton and yes, Justin Verlander, are coming into this game off rough outings. Paxton made his postseason debut against the Twinkies and surrendered three runs over 4 ²/₃ innings. Verlander, future Hall of Famer, pitched at Tampa Bay on four days’ rest and was pounded for an uncharacteristic four runs over 3²/₃. Verlander hasn’t had back-to-back starts like that since grade school. We will back the Astros for 10 units.

ZZZ … Max Scherzer followed Anibal Sanchez’s one-hitter with one of his own and the Nats beat the Dead Birds 3-1 in front of a sleepy crowd of 46,458. Down -518 mccarvers.