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If there is to be a Game 7, this will have to change or else the Astros will celebrate on Tuesday.
This is just the 3rd time in #WorldSeries history that the road team has won the first 5 games (1906, 1996). No series has ever had the visiting team win the first 6. pic.twitter.com/eLZwI5IHZc
— MLB Stats (@MLBStats) October 28, 2019
The Astros outscored the Nationals 19-3 in Washington DC. Gerrit Cole was able to collect the important Game 5 win and put his maybe soon to be former team in the driver’s seat for the World Series.
Astros at Nationals - World Series Game 5 (Astro lead 3-2)
Yordan Alvarez put his mark in this World Series.
Yordan Álvarez is the youngest Cuban-born player (22 years, 122 days) to go deep in the #WorldSeries, passing Jose Canseco. pic.twitter.com/EjIW3ezLPA
— MLB Stats (@MLBStats) October 28, 2019
Beers are really expensive at the World Series.
What a legend
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 28, 2019
This fan was double fisting with 2 beers and took Yordan's home run ball to the gut! pic.twitter.com/9Tfi8uiyhy
Dude from SW DC took an Astros home run off the chest while holding two beers and didn’t spill a drop. @wusa9 https://t.co/tWQyu0Gtf8 pic.twitter.com/7rXnCLIldi
— Adam Longo (@adamlongoTV) October 28, 2019
The anticipated match between Cole and Max Scherzer did not happen because Scherzer could not pitch on Sunday due to spasms in his right trapezius.
Max Scherzer will not start today. Spasms in his right trapezius. Woke up much worse. Joe Ross will start. Hard to imagine how bad it must have been for Max to say he couldn’t go today. Unthinkable, really.
— Chelsea Janes (@chelsea_janes) October 27, 2019
“I woke up this morning completely locked up. I couldn’t even dress myself.”—Max Scherzer pic.twitter.com/tOcd0XCCej
— Richard Justice (@richardjustice) October 27, 2019
Gerrit Cole continued his strong 2019 postseason pitching performances.
That's 47 strikeouts for Gerrit Cole this postseason, tied for 2nd-most in a single postseason all-time.
— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) October 28, 2019
Only pitcher with more: 2001 Curt Schilling, with 56.
Carlos Correa has not been hitting for average but he can hit a big home run with the best of them.
Context worth noting:
— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) October 28, 2019
Tonight is Correa's 48th career postseason game.
The only player with more postseason games played before turning 26 was Andruw Jones (61 games -- 7 HR in them). https://t.co/4F3ijyZ6sD
Another reminder about this core of Astro players.
George Springer and Carlos Correa have now homered in the same Postseason game 7 times.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) October 28, 2019
That's the most of any pair of teammates. (h/t @EliasSports) pic.twitter.com/CO8V5vjTZu