Houston Wins Game Three As Washington Has Their First Setback In The World Series
A change of scenery must have been just what the doctor ordered for Houston because in game three as the World Series shifted to the nations capital they got the win.
Houston has cut its best-of-seven deficit to a more manageable 2-1, potentially planted that first small seed of doubt in the hearts and minds of a franchise and a fan base tantalizingly close to its first title and, yes, given all of us a Series with a capital S.
Houston is trying to become just the 14th team to come back from an 0-2 hole in a best-of-seven postseason series, and the first to do so in the World Series since the 1996 Yankees. In all postseason series with the current 2-3-2 format, teams that have taken Game 3 after falling behind 2-0 have come back to win the series 12 of 43 times (28%)
Houston got on the board in the second inning, when Josh Reddick blooped a base hit to shallow left to score Carlos Correa, who had doubled, from second. Juan Soto fielded the ball and heaved a wayward throw toward home plate, allowing Reddick to skip to second base, and the 21-year-old birthday boy would have another fielding foible in the third, when he misplayed a ball in the left-field corner to turn a José Altuve leadoff double into three bases instead. Michael Brantley grounded an infield single off Sánchez's glove to score Altuve and make it 2-0.
While Houston snapped their two game losing streak in the World Series Washington had their first setback of the World Series in game three as they were 0-10 with going 0-for-10, stranding 12 runners.”according to https://www.mlb.com/nationals/news/astros-beat-nationals-in-world-series-game-3
The Nationals responded in the fourth when Ryan Zimmerman drew a leadoff walk from Zack Greinke and Victor Robles ripped and skipped a triple past third baseman Alex Bregman to make it 2-1. But Robles was stranded after Martinez opted not to pinch-hit for Sánchez, who bunted for strike three before Greinke made a nice play on a short grounder from Trea Turner to end the threat. “according to https://www.mlb.com/nationals/news/astros-beat-nationals-in-world-series-game-3
Robles was one of 10 baserunners the Nationals stranded just in the game’s first six innings. When they had two runners in scoring position with two outs in the fifth, Hinch replaced Greinke with young Josh James, who got Zimmerman swinging on an 89 mph changeup inside. When the Nats had two on with one out in the sixth, Will Harris calmly struck out Turner and compelled a groundout from Adam Eaton. Washington's frustration was amplified by the sixth-inning loss of catcher Kurt Suzuki to a hip injury that has his status uncertain for Game 4. “according to https://www.mlb.com/nationals/news/astros-beat-nationals-in-world-series-game-3
In game four on Saturday night Washington will look to bounce back and extend their lead in the World Series while Houston will look to win their second straight in the nations capital and even the series up.