Players of the Day for Wednesday, October 23, 2019
2019 World Series - Game 2
Washington Nationals 12 Houston Astros 3
A wild card entrant into the post-season, the Washington Nationals took a commanding, two game lead over the Houston Astros with a 12-3 rout in game two of the World Series.
Washington won for the second straight night at Houston's Minute Maid Park, wiping out home field advantage, as the series shifts to Washington for games three, four, and, if necessary, five.
Both teams score a pair of runs in the first inning, Washington's coming on a double to left by Anthony Rendon. Houston struck back with a two-run homer by Alex Bregman.
The score continued knotted until the decisive seventh inning, when the Nationals sent Houston starter, Justin Verlander, to the showers when he allowed a Kurt Suzuki solo homer and a walk to Victor Robles without retiring a batter.
Washington was just getting warmed up, however, as they sent eight more men to the plate in the frame, scoring six runs, highlighted by Asdrubal Cabrera's two out single that plated two runs. Adam Eaton added two more in the seventh with a two run blast to right, and Cabrera capped his night with another RBI single.
Michael Taylor finished Washington's scoring with a solo home run in the top of the ninth. Martin Maldonado socked a solo shot for the Astros in the bottom of the ninth for Houston's only run since the first inning.
Stephen Strasburg picked up the win for the Nationals, going six innings and allowing only the two first inning runs. He gave up seven hits, walked one, and fanned seven. Having a fantastic post-season, Strasburg is 4-0 with a 1.93 ERA. In 28 innings pitched, the 31-year-old has struck out 40 batters. Over the course of the regular season, Strasburg was 18-6 with a 3.32 ERA and is a leading candidate for NL MVP.
With two games in hand, the Nationals and Astros head to the nation's capitol for game three, Friday, 8:07 pm ET.
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| Cabrera: 2-for-5, 3 RBI |
Washington Nationals 12 Houston Astros 3
A wild card entrant into the post-season, the Washington Nationals took a commanding, two game lead over the Houston Astros with a 12-3 rout in game two of the World Series.
Washington won for the second straight night at Houston's Minute Maid Park, wiping out home field advantage, as the series shifts to Washington for games three, four, and, if necessary, five.
Both teams score a pair of runs in the first inning, Washington's coming on a double to left by Anthony Rendon. Houston struck back with a two-run homer by Alex Bregman.
The score continued knotted until the decisive seventh inning, when the Nationals sent Houston starter, Justin Verlander, to the showers when he allowed a Kurt Suzuki solo homer and a walk to Victor Robles without retiring a batter.
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| Strasburg wins Game 2 |
Washington was just getting warmed up, however, as they sent eight more men to the plate in the frame, scoring six runs, highlighted by Asdrubal Cabrera's two out single that plated two runs. Adam Eaton added two more in the seventh with a two run blast to right, and Cabrera capped his night with another RBI single.
Michael Taylor finished Washington's scoring with a solo home run in the top of the ninth. Martin Maldonado socked a solo shot for the Astros in the bottom of the ninth for Houston's only run since the first inning.
Stephen Strasburg picked up the win for the Nationals, going six innings and allowing only the two first inning runs. He gave up seven hits, walked one, and fanned seven. Having a fantastic post-season, Strasburg is 4-0 with a 1.93 ERA. In 28 innings pitched, the 31-year-old has struck out 40 batters. Over the course of the regular season, Strasburg was 18-6 with a 3.32 ERA and is a leading candidate for NL MVP.
With two games in hand, the Nationals and Astros head to the nation's capitol for game three, Friday, 8:07 pm ET.
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