The Astros had a brush with the bad kind of history Friday night, coming within six outs of being no hit before ultimately being shut out 2-0, dropping World Series game 3. Braves’ starter Ian Anderson shoved through heavy rain for much of the evening, showing no discomfort in the adverse conditions with command of all three of his pitches. The Astros’ hurlers were strong in their own right, but ultimately couldn’t keep pace with Atlanta’s dominance.
The game actually did get off on a good foot for the Astros in the top of the first. Ian Anderson went 3-0 on Jose Altuve before ultimately walking him, but the baserunner was quickly erased by a Michael Brantley GIDP.