Astros 5, Phillies 2
World Series Game 2 - Saturday Night, October 29th in Houston
Series tied, 1-1
One Sentence Summary: Zack Wheeler didn't have it, and the Phillies offense couldn't capitalize on a few late innings scoring opportunities as the Astros took Game 2 of the World Series, 5-2.
What It Means: It means the series returns to Philadelphia on Monday night all tied up at one. We watched very little of this game as Doug was competing with his baseball team in the Big Show Halloween Battle in Leesport, Pennsylvania. It was a freezing cold night with neither Doug's team or the Phillies coming away with the desired outcome.
What Happened / Featured Card: Four pitches into Wheeler's night, the Astros had three doubles from Jose Altuve, Jeremy Pena and Yordan Alvarez, and led, 2-0. A third run (unearned) would score when Edmundo Sosa threw a ball low to Rhys Hoskins, allowing Alvarez to score. In the fifth, Alex Bregman hit a two-run home run to give the Astros a 5-0 lead. Wheeler threw only 69 pitches in his five innings of work, allowing five runs (four earned) on six hits and three walks. The bullpen trio of Andrew Bellatti, Connor Brogdon and Brad Hand combined for three shutout innings.
What It Means: It means the series returns to Philadelphia on Monday night all tied up at one. We watched very little of this game as Doug was competing with his baseball team in the Big Show Halloween Battle in Leesport, Pennsylvania. It was a freezing cold night with neither Doug's team or the Phillies coming away with the desired outcome.
What Happened / Featured Card: Four pitches into Wheeler's night, the Astros had three doubles from Jose Altuve, Jeremy Pena and Yordan Alvarez, and led, 2-0. A third run (unearned) would score when Edmundo Sosa threw a ball low to Rhys Hoskins, allowing Alvarez to score. In the fifth, Alex Bregman hit a two-run home run to give the Astros a 5-0 lead. Wheeler threw only 69 pitches in his five innings of work, allowing five runs (four earned) on six hits and three walks. The bullpen trio of Andrew Bellatti, Connor Brogdon and Brad Hand combined for three shutout innings.
The Phillies didn't score until the seventh when Nick Castellanos doubled to start the inning, went to third on an Alec Bohm ground out and scored on a Jean Segura sacrifice fly. In the eighth, with Bryson Stott aboard with a walk, Kyle Schwarber hit what first appeared to be a moonshot home run to right, but replay review showed the ball going foul. He'd fly out to right fielder Kyle Tucker on the warning track, just barely missing a two-run home run twice in the same at bat. In the ninth, Bohm doubled and would come around to score on a Yuli Gurriel error. The Phillies offense overall was 0 for 7 with runners in scoring position.
Following the game, the team flew back to Philadelphia where they'll be greeted by a raucous, standing-room only crowd on Halloween night for Game 3 of the World Series.
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