World Series

Hey Yall! This week again is all about baseball, but I mean who doesn’t love a good baseball game? 

Monday night game 5 of the world series took place in Washington. The Astros took a 7-1 victory making the series 3-2 Astros. The Astros came into Game 3 down 0-2 in the series, but it was as if something lit a fire underneath them to perhaps just preform the most dominant road performance in world series history. According to MLB News the Astros became the second team under the current 2-3-2 World Series format, following the Yankees against the Dodgers in 1949, to win all three of the middle games on the road without trailing. So many big things happened this last game for the Astros that the MLB news website posted 21 facts about their 3rd straight win in Washington.  

The Nationals were held to only one run in each of the last three games. Did yall know that this is only the third World Series in which the road team has won each of the first five games joining the Yankees when they beat the Atlanta Braves in 1996. These last three games have been outstanding for the Astros organization by outscoring the Nationals by 16 total runs. The Nationals hit .307 while winning Games 1 and 2 but the Astros pitching line up put a nice dent in that average dropping it to .175 at the plate.  

As I talked about earlier how the Astros only held Washington to 3 runs it turns out it was their fewest runs ever in a three-home game span since August 2016 said MLB News. These last games in Washington so much has happened like the 21st Birthday for Juan Soto. Where he went 0-4 at the plate. The Night of Game 5 Soto finally had his Birthday moment he had hoped for, Soto hit a solo homerun off Cole Monday night putting the Nationals on the board in the bottom of the 7th.  

Now Soto isn't the only one making headlines from the World Series. Jose Altuve is the man everyone has been talking about. He also is the reason the Astros made it to the World Series when he hit a walk off homerun prior to the World Series in the Playoffs. In Game 5 Altuve singled in the third to reach base, he has now reached base safely in 25 consecutive postseason games and is now tied with Pablo Sandoval and Boog Powell. The current record now is 31 held by Miguel Cabrera do you think Altuve will beat it or tie it by the end of the series? That single hit he had in game 5 also gave him a total of 24 hits in just the month of October putting him "right at the doorstep of history" entering Game 6 says MLB reporters.  

Something most people do not know about him is that when he was first signed with the Astros, he was cut because he was told he was too short and would never play or be good enough. Altuve stands at 5'5" and is quit a stick a dynamite if you ask me or any other baseball fan. Over his 1st 22 post season games Altuve is incredible with .400/.438/.800 with 10 homeruns, 24 runs and 20 RIBs. Will his luck continue in the next games?  

Game 7 takes place tonight in Houston, the series is tied 3-3. Who will become the World Series champ tonight?  First pitch is at 7:30 tune in to see.