In a thrilling game on Friday night, the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Houston Astros to win Game 1 of the World Series 6-5 in extra innings. J.T. Realmuto’s home run gave the Phillies the victory in the top of the 10th inning. And quieting the boisterous home crowd at Houston’s Minute Maid Park. With runners on second and third, Houston then came up empty to end the game.
In the bottom of the third inning, the Astros took a 5-0 lead after Kyle Tucker hit two home runs in his first two at-bats. And scoring four runs in total. Following a Realmuto double, Philadelphia quickly answered with three runs in the fourth inning to tie the game.
The game would have gone to extra innings had Nick Castellanos’ diving catch in right field with two outs in the bottom of the ninth not preserved a tie score of 5-5. And kept what would have been Houston’s winning run on second base.
It’s amazing. It was unquestionably the ideal game in the series. During a post-game interview, Castellanos said. We were five down and encountered difficulty, and we carried on as usual. We resisted and managed to maintain momentum while passing the baton. But we had the advantage in the game for maybe 15 minutes. And on occasion, that is all you require.
Realmuto hailed his team’s resiliency after being the first catcher to hit an extra-inning home run in the World Series since Carlton Fisk’s infamous Game 6 walk-off in 1975. The way we came back from a 5-0 deficit in that game is a Phillies win in and of itself, according to Realmuto.
I was only concerned with getting on base when the winning home run was hit. He remarked, “I was attempting to see some pitches early.” I have a solid pitch to hit. Fortunately, I was able to give it a solid swing.
Justin Verlander, the Astros’ starting pitcher, was jumped by the Phillies for five runs. In his illustrious career, Verlander is almost certainly going to enter the Hall of Fame. He is winless as a starter in the World Series.
Verlander admitted he needed to improve his pitching technique after the game. Verlander called it “disappointing.” “My team gave me a five-run advantage, but I couldn’t maintain it. I’m really certain that I can maintain that lead 99% of the time, but today I wasn’t able to.
Houston will host Game 2 of the best-of-seven series on Saturday.
Phillies achieve a historic victory
Following the comeback on Friday, MLB data shows that clubs are currently 220-6 when leading by five runs or more in a World Series game. Since the Los Angeles Angels, then known as the Anaheim Angels. They trailed by five and eventually won Game 6 of the 2002 series, a similar comeback has not occurred.
Moments like those on Friday make it clear that the Phillies have profited significantly from the expansion of MLB’s postseason from 10 to 12 teams this year.
With a victory over the Astros, the Phillies, who had won 87 games during the regular season. And placed third in the National League East, and took the final playoff slot in Houston. Ending an 11-year playoff drought for Philadelphia.
The Astros are expected to win the franchise’s second World Series title. They were the No. 1 seed in the American League playoffs. The Astros advanced to the World Series for the fourth time in six seasons by sweeping the New York Yankees and Seattle Mariners. While remaining undefeated, are the clear favorites.
As the No. 6 seed in the National League, the Philadelphia Phillies have already defied the odds three times by defeating the St. Louis Cardinals. The reigning champion Atlanta Braves, and the San Diego Padres are en route to the Fall Classic.
Houston will be looking to avenge its heartbreaking losses to the Washington Nationals in 2019. And the Braves last season in its two most recent World Series appearances. The Astros’ victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2017 World Series was their sole World Series triumph to date.
The issue surrounding that victory, however, stems from Major League Baseball’s discovery. That the club unlawfully developed a system that translated and sent the rival teams’ pitching signals during their 2017 championship season.
The team kept their championship despite giving up draught picks and paying a $5 million fine. Which to many non-Houston supporters has cast their victory in disrepute. The previous time the Phillies won the World Series was in 2008, therefore a series victory would give the team its third World Series championship.
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