A Sense of Doubt blog post #2821 - Astros win World Series 2022
And so, Baseball ends for another year.
I am also quite fond of Yordan Alvarez, who is a great story of success, a Cuban refugee, and an amazing hitter. I have him on several fantasy Baseball teams.
And now they have won without doing it (as far as we know).
More than anything, I am happy for Dusty Baker, who is a great manager, and one of my all-time favorites, and yet had not won a World Series.
See you next year Baseball...
https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/news/phillies-astros-live-score-highlights-world-series-game-6/ntggaelowyeupur5fjlipzjn
When the Astros needed a savior, they turned to Yordan Alvarez.
And for the first time since the ALDS, Alvarez delivered.
Alvarez took Jose Alvarado deep with a three-run, 450-foot moonshot in the bottom of the sixth inning. It was all Houston would need Saturday in Game 6. Bolstered by that timely hitting and another impressive pitching display, the Astros captured their second World Series title with a 4-1 win.
Houston put the ball in the hand of one of its litany of aces, Framber Valdez. And Valdez sparkled under the lights, striking out nine and allowed just two hits over six innings.
ASTROS 4, PHILLIES 1
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One of those hits was a Kyle Schwarber home run, his third of the series. For a moment, it seemed as if the Phils had done just enough to break through.
But that changed in the blink of an eye. Zack Wheeler, who had been faultless for much of the night, clanked Martin Maldonado with a pitch. Jeremy Pena, the World Series MVP, racked up yet another hit. And Alvarez sent them home with a mammoth blast over the batter's eye in center field. It was only his third hit of the series, but it made all the difference.
The Astros embraced manager Dusty Baker and chanted "Dusty, Dusty" as soon as the final out hit right fielder Kyle Tucker's glove.
The Sporting News tracked live updates from Saturday's Game 6. Below are the highlights and results as the Astros clinched their second title in five years.
Phillies vs Astros score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
Phillies vs. Astros live updates, highlights from 2022 World Series
(All times Eastern)
Top of ninth inning
11:18 p.m.: Harper and Castellanos pop out, spelling an end to Philadelphia's World Series hopes. The Astros are your 2022 World Series champions.
11:17 p.m.: Realmuto gets on with a single. Things are getting interesting...
11:15 p.m.: Hoskins pops out to start the last frame.
11:12 p.m.: It'll be Ryan Pressly who is tasked with getting the World Series-clinching save. He'll face off against the heart of Philadelphia's order: Hoskins, Realmuto and Harper.
Bottom of eight inning
11:10 p.m.: Robertson and the Phils get out of the inning. They have three outs left to save their season.
11:07 p.m.: Umpires rule that Bregman was out at second. Tucker headed to the plate with two outs.
11:04 p.m.: Bregman into second with a double, although this one will almost certainly go to a review. Segura may have just planted a tag on his finger just as Bregman got into second. Very tight call, but the umpires are checking it out as we speak.
11:02 p.m.: Alvarez set down by David Robertson, who is now on the mound for the Phillies.
Top of eighth inning
10:52 p.m.: Bregman with another wonderful snag, this one while diving low. Great dexterity in his knees to make that grab.
Brandon Marsh headed to the plate at a pinch-hitter. He'll face off against Astros' righty Bryan Abreu.
Bottom of seventh inning
10:50 p.m.: Pena whiffs on a beautiful Eflin slider, ending the inning. The Phillies have two innings to save their World Series dreams.
10:47 p.m.: An Altuve double brings Pena up to the plate. Could he add to his World Series MVP efforts?
10:45 p.m.: Zach Eflin gets a pair of quick outs to open the bottom hall of the seventh. Altuve headed up to the plate to try to get another rally started.
Top of seventh inning
10:37 p.m.: Neris puts Segura away with a disgusting fastball falling out the zone. He's hyped, Astros fans are hyped and his teammates are hyped. Houston is six outs away.
10:35 p.m.: Neris throws a laser past Bohm for his second out of the inning. Neris is coming out swinging. Electric heat from the Astros' hurler.
10:34 p.m.: Castellanos sends a pop up off the end of his bat. It falls harmlessly into Altuve's glove for the first out of the seventh.
10:32 p.m.: Valdez's race is run. Now, Philly has to face Houston's scintillating bullpen, led off by righty Hector Neris.
Valdez's final line reads beautifully: 6 innings, two hits surrendered, one earned run allowed, two walks and nine strikeouts on the night. What a performance.
Bottom of sixth inning
10:29 p.m.: Segura stretches to make a nice play in the hole, throwing out Mancini. That'll end the sixth, an inning that brought plenty of fireworks. The Astros are nine outs away from championship glory.
10:26 p.m.: RUN! Vasquez makes Dominguez pay for leaving a pitch low in the zone. The veteran catcher/designated hitter gets good wood on a low strike, sending it over Bohm's head into left field. Schwarber has some trouble on the transfer from glove to hand and Bregman scores easily.
Major insurance run for Houston.
Astros 4, Phillies 1
10:22 p.m.: Alvarado gets the swinging strikeout! Looks like that'll be the last action of the day for Alvarado, who exits the game to a chorus of cheers. Dominguez coming out the gate now.
10:19 p.m.: A wild pitch skips past Realmuto, sending Bregman to second. Things are going from bad to worse for the left-handed reliever.
Looks like Seranthony Dominguez is warming up in the bullpen. Can't imagine Alvarado will last much longer.
10:17 p.m.: Bregman walks to add to Alvarado's worries. Kyle Tucker headed to the plate now.
10:13 p.m.: HOME RUN! Yordan Alvarez does it! The All-Star absolutely smothers an Alvarado fastball that caught too much of the plate, sending it into the the Houston night sky. The ball traveled an estimated 450 feet.
The game is flipped completely on its head. What a player. What a moment. That's Alvarez's first homer since the ALDS.
Astros 3, Phillies 1
10:08 p.m.: And that's going to do it for Wheeler. Masterful display given his struggles earlier in the series. His final line reads as such: 5.1 innings, three hits surrendered, five strikeouts, one walk. Southpaw Jose Alvarado making his way to the mound to face off against the lefty Alvarez. The heat is on is Houston.
10:07 p.m.: Pena comes through again! Sends it right back where it came from, slapping a dart into center field. Altuve takes third. The rookie is having a historic postseason. And he just keeps it going.
10:04 p.m.: Altuve breaks his bat on a fiery inside fastball. Bohm makes the force out at second as Houston trades a slow runner for a fast one.
Pena stepping up to the plate.
10:01 p.m.: Wheeler opens the sixth with an HBP. He fired an errant two-seamer into Maldonado's elbow. Rob Thomson tried to challenge, but his effort went astray.
Getting a lead-off runner on, particularly in a pitching duel like this, could make all the difference.
Top of sixth inning
9:58 p.m.: Harper just missed the dinger, pulling the ball ever so slightly foul.
Valdez made him pay, ending the inning with a splendid curveball that slipped under Harper's errant swing. But the damage is done. Schwarber is the talisman once again as Philadelphia takes a major step to getting a chance at Game 7.
9:54 p.m.: Great play by Bregman, who bare hands a chopper before firing it into Mancini to get the out.
9:53 p.m.: HOME RUN! It's another Schwarbomb! Schwarber gets a hold of a hanging Valdez' sinker and sends it into the right field bleachers. It's bedlam in the Phillies' dugout!
Phillies 1, Astros 0
Bottom of fifth inning
9:47 p.m.: Another gorgeous showcase of Wheeler's overwhelming stuff. Laid McCormick down on three pitches, blazing a rising fastball right past him for Strike No. 3.
9:46 p.m.: More nastiness from Wheeler, who rips a gnarly slider past Mancini's grasp for out No. 2. The pitching on display today has been sensational through five.
9:43 p.m.: Vasquez sends an easy chopper into Segura, who flips the ball to first for the opening out of the half inning.
Top of fifth inning
9:39 p.m.: Valdez is making it look easy. After inducing a pair of soft groundouts to start the inning, Valdez mystifies Edmundo Sosa with the curveball to put him away.
He's got eight strikeouts in five innings. Putting on a show.
Bottom of fourth inning
9:31 p.m.: Kyle Tucker grounds out to end the inning. We're through four scoreless and the pitching duel between Valdez and Wheeler has been about as good as advertised.
9:30 p.m.: The slider gets Bregman swinging. Wheeler posts his third strikeout of the game.
9:28 p.m.: Wheeler really putting the emphasis on his fastball. That might just set up the breaking ball away.
9:27 p.m.: Sosa nabs an easy pop out to get the first out of the inning. Houston is just now getting much from Alvarez in this series.
9:25 p.m.: Guess who: Jeremy Pena answers the call with another hit, this one on a first-pitch fastball. The rookie becomes the first rookie in major league history to record a hit in each of his first six World Series games.
Top of fourth inning
9:20 p.m.: Castellanos rung up on a harsh call. Looked like Valdez's pitch was well off the plate, but umpire Lance Barksdale ruled it a strike. Castellanos did not look pleased, trading barbs with the man behind home plate before heading back to the dugout.
Inning proceeds to end on a flyout to Tucker.
9:19 p.m.: Castellanos was late on the upper fastball, but fought it off to stay in the count. Eighth pitch of the at-bat is approaching.
Valdez's pitch count is getting up there. He's got 63 through 3.1.
9:14 p.m.: Inside heat sets Harper down on strikes. Valdez has four straight K's. He's in business.
9:12 p.m.: Harper playing it aggressive early in the at-bat. The reigning NL MVP whiffs on the first-pitch hook.
Bottom of third inning
9:09 p.m.: And boom...Wheeler sends Altuve back to the dugout with another heater.
Impressive situational pitching from the 2021 NL Cy Young runner up.
9:08 p.m.: Wheeler pulls the count even after sending a pair of stinging fastballs into zone. Good battle here.
9:06 p.m.: Bohm flies down the third base line, fields a soft grounder and fires the ball into first to get catcher Martin Maldonado, who somehow couldn't make it to first in time. Not the most impressive display of speed we've ever seen.
9:04 p.m.: Great play by Wheeler! He sawed off McCormick with a fastball, dodged the broken bat, then slung the ball to get the lead runner. Pretty good flexibility from the Phils' ace.
9:03 p.m.: Chaz McCormick doing some good work to extend the count at the bottom of the order. He's got a full count.
Pressure is on for Wheeler. Let's see what he's got.
8:59 p.m.: That's a base hit for Trey Mancini! Kept his hands down and forced the ball over Segura's head.
First hit of the postseason for Mancini. He gave his teammates a little salute to celebrate, as well. You love to see it.
Top of third inning
8:54 p.m.: Valdez is locked in. Keeps on dotting the inside corner. He just set Realmuto down with relative ease, putting him away with a superb slider.
What an inning by Houston's hurler.
8:51 p.m.: More filth from Valdez, this time with the slow rolling curveball on the full count to sit Hoskins down. Nasty from Houston's ace.
8:49 p.m.: Valdez catches Schwarber looking with a filthy 97 mph fastball on the outside corner. Good start to the third for the 'Stros.
Bottom of second inning
8:44 p.m.: Wheeler gets exactly what he needed. Christian Vasquez grounds into Sosa, setting up the easy double play. Scoreless through two.
8:41 p.m.: A ten-pitch at-bat ends with a Kyle Tucker walk. Wheeler approaching 20 pitches early.
8:36 p.m.: Alex Bregman sends a chopper to Sosa, who whips it back to Hoskins for the groundout.
Top of second inning
8:32 p.m.: Edmundo Sosa thought he got all of a Valdez breaking ball. But it tailed off just as it approached the left field fence, falling harmlessly in the glove of Alvarez who was tailing in the warning track.
Big play to end the inning.
8:30 p.m.: Valdez walks Matt Vierling on four straight pitches. Looks like Segura's lengthy at-bat might have taken a little out of Houston's talented southpaw.
8:28 p.m.: Good battle between Valdez and Jean Segura. However, Valdez got the advantage in the end, sliding a curveball into the top corner.
8:24 p.m.: Alec Bohn laces a low fastball right back where it came from to record the Phils' first hit of the game.
8:23 p.m.: Valdez catches Nick Castellanos looking. Low fastball, 97 on the gun. Castellanos didn't have a chance.
Bottom of first inning
8:18 p.m.: And that's a first pitch flyout for Alvarez. Three up, three down for Wheeler to start. Doesn't get better than that.
8:17 p.m.: Pena bounces out for out No. 2. Yordan Alvarez up to the plate now.
8:16 p.m.: Wheeler pumps a fastball past Altuve to get his first K of the day. High heat for the All-Star.
8:15 p.m.: Zack Wheeler faces Jose Altuve to start the first. Two of the best at their respective positions. Gotta love it.
Top of first inning
8:12 p.m.: Harper grounds into the shift, and Jeremy Pena shows off his fantastic range to make a rolling stop before firing it into Trey Mancini's glove.
8:10 p.m.: Low curveball grazes the top of JT Realmuto's foot. He'll take first base.
Bryce Harper up to the plate.
8:08 p.m.: And that's how you do it. Valdez induces the double play after pitching to weak contact with a sinker. One pitch, two outs. Doesn't get much better than that.
8:06 p.m.: Valdez gets hosed on an inside fastball. Looked pretty clearly to be in the top corner, so much so that Schwarber walked toward to dugout.
Lo and behold, Schwarber gets on via walk. That's gotta be frustrating.
8:05 p.m.: First pitch is a ball. Tailed right below the zone. Looks like the low strike might not be there for Valdez, at least per the broadcast.
8:03 p.m.: Framber Valdez on the mound for the 'Stros. He'll start the game with a lefty-on-lefty matchup, meeting Phillies' slugger Kyle Schwarber. That's already a pretty explosive matchup, if you ask me.
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