For just the second time in history, somebody threw a no-hitter in the World Series. Christian Javier pitched six frames, striking out nine and walking two, followed by an inning each from Bryan Abreu, Rafael Montero, and Ryan Pressly. The victory guaranteed the series would return to Houston for at least one game.
Houston got all of their runs in the fifth. Chas McCormick, Jose Altuve, and Jeremy Peña opened the frame with consecutive singles to load the bases. After conferring, Jose Alvarado was called in to relieve starter Aaron Nola. It didn’t do any good. Alvarado hit Yordan Alvarez with a pitch to force in the eventual game winner on his second offering.