Stephen Strasburg continued his dominant 2019 postseason, returning the Astros’s lineup to its low-scoring ways from the start of the series, and a trio of Washington home runs forced the 2019 World Series into a decisive Game 7.
At first, things looked to be going the Astros way. The Nationals cobbled together a run in the first on an infield single by Trea Turner that had to be reviewed, a sacrifice bunt, and an Anthony Rendon seeing-eye single.
But the Astros immediately struck back even stronger: George Springer lined the first pitch he saw off the left field wall, moved up on a wild pitch, then scored on a Jose Altuve sac fly.