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Here’s what history says about Philadelphia’s series lead. then grounds out softly to second baseman Jean Segura. Good start.Īlvarez, Houston’s dangerous power hitter in the DH slot tonight, works the count to 2-2 before lining a fastball into left field for a base hit for a single.īregman, the 2019 American League MVP (and, interestingly, Aaron Nola’s college roommate at LSU), falls behind 1-2. Two down on nine pitches for Nola, eight of them strikes. Pena, the ALCS MVP, falls behind 0-2 amid loud chants of “Let’s go Phillies!”, then strikes out on a breaking ball. Altuve, who’s struggled badly this potseason, works the count to 1-2 before flying out to center field. Chants of “Cheat-er! Cheat-er!” cascade down from the stands, a nod to the Houston sign-stealing scandal that tainted their first and only World Series title in 2017. The first pitch to Altuve is a strike, prompting a big roar from the crowd. Game-time temperature is a pleasant 62F (17C). Nola gets out of trouble in the second, working around the leadoff double to keep the Astros scoreless in the Philadelphia portion of their World Series journey.Īstros 0-0 Phillies, middle of first inningĪaron Nola takes the mound for his second start of this World Series. He works the count to 2-2 before swinging and missing on a knuckle curve. It’s up to McCormick, who grew up in nearby West Chester. Vazquez is hit by a pitch, giving the Astros runners on first and third with one out.ĭiaz falls behind 1-2, barely fouls off a knuckle curve to extend the at-bat, but swings and misses on a big cutter for the second out. prompting lusty boos from the Phillies fans surrounding them. The lone significant pocket of Houston fans, mostly concentrated in second deck of the left-field stands, come alive with cheers of “Let’s go Ast-ros!”. Bohm makes the play but Tucker reaches third. Gurriel jumps on the first pitch, grounding to third base. The Astros’ Kyle Tucker, who homered in his first two at-bats of this World Series back in Game 1, falls behind 0-2 before ripping a curveball into the right-field alley for a double. Diaz jumps on the first pitch but chops it weakly toward short, where Stott calmly makes the throw to first in time for the third out.Īstros 0-0 Phillies, middle of second inning

Vazquez, the Astros’ No 7 hitter, slaps a single to right field off the first pitch and the Astros have runners on first and second with two down.Ī golden chance for the Astros to end their scoreless inning streak is afoot. That’s his 25th career hit in the World Series, the most ever by a Cuban-born player. He takes a wide turn but doesn’t go for second. Gurriel jumps on the first pitch and lines a single into left-center field.

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He works a full count before slapping a fly ball into right field, where Castellanos makes the easy catch. Now it’s Tucker, who doubled in his first at-bat tonight (and homered twice off Nola in Game 1). The Astros’ Bregman jumps on the first pitch, a 92mph sinker, and lines out to center field. Astros 0-0 Phillies, middle of fourth inning