The Astros suffered their first loss of the postseason, dropping Game 1 of the World...
Houston Astros fans catch Philadelphia Phillies J.T. Realmuto’s solo home run out of reach by right fielder Kyle Tucker to break a 5-5 tie in the 10th inning during Game 1 of the World Series at Minute Maid Park on Friday, Oct. 28, 2022, in Houston.Bat met ball and Kyle Tucker spun in the batter’s box. He flipped his bat, a show of swagger for a player who never exudes it, and started to saunter down the first-base line.
Houston handed Justin Verlander a five-run advantage. He failed to protect it, prolonging World Series struggles that now span eight starts. He inflated his World Series ERA to 6.07 — the worst of any pitcher with at least 30 Fall Classic frames. For a fifth, Baker eschewed convention and turned to a converted starter, one who sparkled in Seattle but slipped up on Friday. On the sixth pitch he threw, Luis Garcia surrendered the game-winning home run to Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto during the 10th inning.
Blame can be assigned everywhere, but most must fall to the presumptive American League Cy Young winner, a man paid handsomely to deliver in these sorts of situations. Verlander retired the first nine Phillies he saw. Six of them faced either an 0-2 or 1-2 count. Verlander commanded his entire repertoire and worked with a wonderful pace, plowing through a powerful Philadelphia lineup almost without pause.
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