Astros shut down Phillies’ bats again, head back to Houston one win from a World Series title

Astros shut down Phillies’ bats again, head back to Houston one win from a World Series title. Unless they win back-to-back games in Houston this weekend, they will not be able to etch their names alongside the World series victors of 1980 and 2008. The team that won Game 5 has been crowned as the champion 31 times. The Phillies need not search far for inspiration. In 2019, the Washington Nationals trailed 3-2 in a Game 3 and won two games to take the title in Texas. Kyle Schwarber played for the hex-breaking 2016 Chicago Cubs.

Astros shut down Phillies’ bats again, head back to Houston one win from a World Series title. Trey Mancini snagged the ball and stepped on first base to prevent a double. Realmuto is 1-for-18 with 11 strikeouts since his 10th-inning homer in Game 1. Zack Wheeler will take the mound one week after getting knocked around for five runs in five innings of Game 2. Jeremy Peña had an RBI single, a solo homer and took a hit from Castellanos in the third inning with a leaping catch. He fouled off four consecutive pitches.