![]() No team had ever gone more at-bats between hits in the Fall Classic. Dating back to the sixth inning of Game 3, Philadelphia's offense had gone 11 consecutive innings without a hit, which featured a World Series record 0-for-36 stretch. The Phillies were no-hit by Cristian Javier and three Astros relievers in Game 4. The game remained close and competitive right down to the final pitch thanks in large part to the double play and Schwarber's homer in the first inning. The Phillies went on to lose Game 5 anyway, but that first inning prevented Houston from running away with it early. ![]() ![]() That's an enormous win probability swing, especially in such a short period of time (three batters and six pitches). After Schwarber's game-tying homer: Phillies have 59.4 percent chance to win Game 5.After strike 'em out, throw 'em out double play: Phillies have 47.3 percent chance to win Game 5.Alvarez takes ball 4 (runners at first and second, no outs): Phillies have 34.6 percent chance to win Game 5.Let's look at some basic win probability: Thanks to the double play and Schwarber's homer, the Astros went from having a 1-0 lead and threatening to put a crooked number on the board to the game being tied 1-1 in the span of six pitches. He is one of the best high fastball hitters in the game and he was ready for Justin Verlander's elevated heater there. It was also Schwarber's third career postseason leadoff homer, tying Jimmy Rollins and Hall of Famer Derek Jeter for the most in history. Schwarber's leadoff homer was the 26th in World Series history and the first ever by a Phillie. Realmuto threw out Peña for the rally-killing strike 'em out, throw 'em out double play. Alvarez swung through a high fastball and J.T. He ran the count full on Yordan Alvarez and the Astros had Peña running on the 3-2 pitch. Two batters into the game, it was clear Noah Syndergaard would not be out there long. The Phillies had the infield in in the first inning! You don't see that often. The next batter, Jeremy Peña, drove him in with a single through the drawn-in infield to give the Astros a 1-0 lead. Jose Altuve opened Game 5 with a double and wound up at third base on Brandon Marsh's error. If you're a believer in momentum in sports, the first inning was a massive swing in Game 1. There was a huge momentum swing in the first inning Here are a few takeaways from Game 5 with a quick look ahead to Game 6. The two teams went a combined 2 for 18 with runners in scoring position. Game 5 became a quasi-pitchers' duel with plenty of traffic and squandered opportunities on both sides. In the first inning it appeared Game 5 would be a chaos game with a lot of runs and lots of craziness, but that chaos game never materialized. Game 6 and, if necessary, Game 7 will be played at Minute Maid Park this weekend. The Astros hung on to beat the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 5 at Citizens Bank Park on Thursday night ( HOU 3, PHI 2), giving Houston a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series. The Houston Astros are one win away from the second World Series title in franchise history. ![]()
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