(Houston) The Houston Astros once again got off to a good start, but this time they held on.
The Astros scored three in the first round for a 5-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies Saturday night in Game 2 of the World Series.
The Texas team defeated incumbent Zack Wheeler, hitting three doubles on just four shots in the first inning. They became the first team in history to start a World Series game with three multi-base hits.
Unlike Friday night, the Astros managed to close the books to tie the series at 1-1. In particular thanks to the brilliance of the titular Framber Valdez.
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“His fastball dropping is fantastic and his curveball is really good,” said Phillies coach Rob Thomson. Your bids to end a presence are good. »
Valdez succeeded where Justin Verlander failed, as he allowed five runs after the Astros took a 5-0 lead after three innings. The Phillies escaped with a 6-5 victory in 10 innings.
Valdez allowed one run, four hits and three walks in six and a third entry into the mound. He has not been defeated in three games since the start of the playoffs. Rafael Montero and Ryan Pressly joined forces to confirm their victory.
“Framber did a really good job,” said Jose Altuve, who had three hits. It is an extraordinary performance on your part and also on his part. »
Wheeler had done a great job for the Philadelphia team since the start of the playoffs, but he couldn’t get through a tough first set. The 32-year-old right-hander allowed four runs, six hits and three walks in five shifts.
“I think everyone deserves a bad start every now and then,” Thomson said. These guys have been good to us for a long time and I hope they come back strong and ready to pitch well for us. »
The World Series will now move to Philadelphia for the first time since 2009. Game 3 is Monday night at Citizens Bank Park.
The good news for Wheeler is that he made catches early in the game. The bad news is that the Astros hitters weren’t intimidated.
On the first swing of Wheeler’s game, Altuve hit a double left. The Phillies pitcher couldn’t hit any more on his second pitch as Jeremy Pena hit a double from a run. Yordan Alvarez extended the Astros’ lead to 2-0 with another one-two on Wheeler’s fourth shot.
The Phillies also shot themselves in the foot in the first round. Yuli Gurriel should have been sent off to end the inning, but shortstop Edmundo Sosa made a bad kick to first base to allow Alvarez to cross the plate.
“I wanted a fourth point,” said Dusty Baker, Astros manager. You want to try to score more runs because you know Wheeler is one of the toughest pitchers to fight in baseball. »
Altuve got another hit when he chose to open the fifth inning. He was retired by an option from Alvarez, but Alex Bregman followed up with a two-run long ball that made it 5-0.
The Phillies showed signs of life in the seventh inning. Nick Castellanos hit a double lead and after advancing 90 feet on a ground ball, he crossed home plate thanks to a sacrifice from Jean Segura.
In the eighth inning, with Bryson Stott on the trails, Kyle Schwarber thought he had scored, but the ball went just to the right of the tie post. Schwarber was then taken off on a very long flight on the warning runway. With two runners on base and two out, Montero ended the threat by hitting the dangerous Bryce Harper in a fly.
The Phillies added a run in the ninth inning, but the damage was already done.
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