PHILADELPHIA — The Houston Astros they are guaranteed at least one more game in their own stadium.
The goal now is to go home with a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series. World.
After what Houston won’t hit them Phillies in Game 4 on Wednesday to even the series at two wins apiece, the teams will meet on Thursday in the final contest at Philadelphia.
Cristian Javier, Bryan Abreu, Rafael Montero and Ryan Pressly combined to keep the Phillies hitless in a 5-0 win Astros on Wednesday.
It was a big change from the night before, when the Phillies they hit five home runs and won 7-0.
“It’s a strange series,” said the coach of AstrosDusty Baker.
Houston regained positive momentum from second no-hitter in Series history World. The New York Yankees ‘ Don Larsen pitched a perfect game against the Brooklyn Dodgers in Game 5 of the 1956 Series World.
Whether it’s a no-bat game or a 13-12 batters duel, Astros they just needed a win.
Now they will turn to the presumed winner of the League Cy Young Award AmericanJustin Verlander, to give them a head start.
Verlander (18-4, 1.75 ERA in the regular season; 1-0, 7.20 ERA in the postseason) struggled in Game 1, allowing five runs in five innings.
His story in the series World It’s been ugly: 0-6 in eight starts with a 6.07 ERA that’s the worst ever among pitchers who pitched at least 30 innings in the Fall Classic.
After seeing the movie, Verlander thinks he’s ready to bounce back in a big way.
“I think a lot of times the execution follows the mechanics,” he said. “So, yeah, I found some mechanical stuff that needed cleaning up. I’ve been working really hard ever since. But there’s really no way of knowing how it’s going until you get into the game and see the hitters’ reactions.”
“So you work as hard as you can, put it into practice and see how it feels”
Los Astros they have the utmost confidence in their ace.
“He’s focused,” third baseman Alex Bregman said. “He’s focused. He’s ready to go. He’s ready to compete.”
Los Philliesmeanwhile, will seek to answer for their first home loss in the 2022 postseason after six straight wins.
“They will return to prepare and compete as usual,” said the coach of PhiladelphiaRob Thomson, about his players.
Los Phillies weren’t hit by five pitchers New York Mets on April 29, but responded to win the next day.
“We just have to go for it tomorrow,” the designated hitter from Phillies Bryce Harper.
Philadelphia the NBA team will hand the ball over to Noah Syndergaard (10-10, 3.94 ERA regular season; 0-0, 1.69 postseason).
Syndergaard was scheduled to start Game 3 on Monday before the contest was postponed due to rain. Ranger Suarez started in his place and pitched five scoreless innings, and Syndergaard was pushed back to Game 5.
The right-handed veteran said he’s prepared no matter the circumstances.
“Yeah, I’m just trying to go out there and be successful in whatever role they decide to use me,” Syndergaard said. “I think it’s going to be really cool to get a chance to go toe-to-toe with Justin Verlander.”
Thomson said he hopes Syndergaard can last at least three innings.
Syndergaard is excited about the opportunity considering he just joined the Phillies from the The Angels Angels in an exchange on August 2.
“This year has been kind of a whirlwind for me,” he said. “I think anyone who gets traded in the middle of the year, used as a rental piece, takes anybody out of their comfort zone. But I think it has helped me grow as a person and as a pitcher.”
–Por Andy Jasner, Field Level Media
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