Players of the Day for Tuesday, October 29, 2019
World Series, Game 6
Washington Nationals 7 Houston Astros 2
There will be a game seven.
Stephen Strasburg, who has been nothing short of brilliant throughout the regular season, playoffs and World Series, allowed two runs in the first inning, but shut down the Astros over the next seven innings en route to a 7-2 victory by the visiting Nationals, the sixth straight game in which the visitors have emerged victorious.
After being told in the dugout by teammates that he may have been tipping off his pitches with his gloved hand, Strasberg changed his delivery slightly and the results spoke loudly. He set down the Astros in order in the second and third innings, issued two walks in the fourth but didn't give up another hit until Josh Reddick singled in the fifth, followed by George Springer's double that left men on second and third with one out.
Strasburg struck out Jose Altuve and induced a pop out from Michael Brantley to end the threat. After Alex Bregman reached on a single to open the sixth, Strasburg was untouched, retiring the next ten batters in order before giving way to Sean Doolittle with one gone in the Astros' ninth. Strasburg threw 104 pitches and struck out seven.
While Strasburg dealt hitless offerings to the assembled Astros, his counterpart, Justin Verlander, was having the same problems that plagued him in his five previous World Series losses. Getting behind on batters able to identify hittable pitches on positive counts led to a run in the first when Anthony Rendon drove in Trea Turner from third and solo homers by Adam Eaton and Juan Soto in the fifth. With the Nationals up, 3-2, Verlander was done after five innings, eventually handed his sixth World Series loss without a win as the Nationals piled on in the late innings.
Strasburg is 5-0 with a 1.98 ERA this post-season and 2-0 in the World Series, picking up the win in games two and six.
Anthony Rendon was an unstoppable force down the stretch, socking a two-run homer in the seventh and a two-run double in the ninth, finishing with five of Washington's seven RBIs.
Washington winning their third game at Houston means that home field advantage has, for the most part, been eliminated from the 2019 World Series. No home team has won a single game.
Game seven is Wednesday night, at Houston, with Zack Greinke on the mound for the Astros and Max Scherzer starting for the Nationals. Game time is 8:07 pm ET.
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| Strasburg: 8 1/3 IP, 2R, 7K |
World Series, Game 6
Washington Nationals 7 Houston Astros 2
There will be a game seven.
Stephen Strasburg, who has been nothing short of brilliant throughout the regular season, playoffs and World Series, allowed two runs in the first inning, but shut down the Astros over the next seven innings en route to a 7-2 victory by the visiting Nationals, the sixth straight game in which the visitors have emerged victorious.
After being told in the dugout by teammates that he may have been tipping off his pitches with his gloved hand, Strasberg changed his delivery slightly and the results spoke loudly. He set down the Astros in order in the second and third innings, issued two walks in the fourth but didn't give up another hit until Josh Reddick singled in the fifth, followed by George Springer's double that left men on second and third with one out.
Strasburg struck out Jose Altuve and induced a pop out from Michael Brantley to end the threat. After Alex Bregman reached on a single to open the sixth, Strasburg was untouched, retiring the next ten batters in order before giving way to Sean Doolittle with one gone in the Astros' ninth. Strasburg threw 104 pitches and struck out seven.
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| Rendon: 5 RBI in Game 6 |
Strasburg is 5-0 with a 1.98 ERA this post-season and 2-0 in the World Series, picking up the win in games two and six.
Anthony Rendon was an unstoppable force down the stretch, socking a two-run homer in the seventh and a two-run double in the ninth, finishing with five of Washington's seven RBIs.
Washington winning their third game at Houston means that home field advantage has, for the most part, been eliminated from the 2019 World Series. No home team has won a single game.
Game seven is Wednesday night, at Houston, with Zack Greinke on the mound for the Astros and Max Scherzer starting for the Nationals. Game time is 8:07 pm ET.
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