Players of the Day for Tuesday, October 22, 2019
World Series Game 1
Washington Nationals 5 Houston Astros 4
Left fielder Juan Soto came up big for the Nationals, taking game one of the 2019 World Series in Houston, 5-4.
The Astros jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning, but solo homers by Ryan Zimmerman in the third and Soto in the fourth tied the game.
After Adam Eaton singled in a run in the fifth, Soto followed with a double that plated two more. The Nationals' three-run fifth would prove to be the difference.
George Springer got the Astros as close as they would get with a seventh inning solo shot of his own, and an RBI double in the eighth, but Sean Doolittle, who got the final out in the eighth, pitched a perfect ninth to seal the victory and put Washington in the driver's seat with a one game to none edge.
Soto, a 20-year-old from the Dominican Republic, had an excellent regular season, batting .282 with 34 home runs and 110 RBI. During the playoffs he's averaging .286 with three homers and 10 RBI.
Game two of the series is Wednesday, 8:07 pm ET, at Houston's Minute Maid Park.
World Series Game 1
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| Soto drives Nats to win |
Washington Nationals 5 Houston Astros 4
Left fielder Juan Soto came up big for the Nationals, taking game one of the 2019 World Series in Houston, 5-4.
The Astros jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning, but solo homers by Ryan Zimmerman in the third and Soto in the fourth tied the game.
After Adam Eaton singled in a run in the fifth, Soto followed with a double that plated two more. The Nationals' three-run fifth would prove to be the difference.
George Springer got the Astros as close as they would get with a seventh inning solo shot of his own, and an RBI double in the eighth, but Sean Doolittle, who got the final out in the eighth, pitched a perfect ninth to seal the victory and put Washington in the driver's seat with a one game to none edge.
Soto, a 20-year-old from the Dominican Republic, had an excellent regular season, batting .282 with 34 home runs and 110 RBI. During the playoffs he's averaging .286 with three homers and 10 RBI.
Game two of the series is Wednesday, 8:07 pm ET, at Houston's Minute Maid Park.
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