Urquidy becomes the first Mexican-born pitcher to win multiple World Series starts, and the first Astros’ pitcher to win more than one World Series game. It was a far cry from his last disastrous start when he couldn’t get out of the second inning in the ALCS when the Boston Red Sox teed off on him, giving up five hits, two walks, and six runs (five earned) in just 1 ⅔ innings. I was just hoping that we could score some more because you know they were going to threaten before too long."īut, it was all that Astros starter Jose Urquidy needed, cruising for five innings before turning the game over to the bullpen. "It gets to be like a feeding frenzy," Baker says, "and everybody wants to get in on it. Brantley capped off the inning with a sharp single to right field, scoring Maldonado. It scored Gurriel for one run, which turned into two runs when left fielder Eddie Rosario threw wildly to third base, permitting Siri to scamper home. 9 hitter who was in a 2-for-31 slump, lined a single to left field. Jose Siri was next to thwart Atlanta’s shift with a slow roller towards second that he beat out for a run-scoring single.Ĭatcher Martin Maldonado, their No. Yuli Gurriel hit what should have been a double-play grounder, only for Atlanta to be in the shift, and no one covering. It began with a harmless one-out single by Kyle Tucker. Really, the game was won in the second inning with nothing more damaging than a single – but hitting five of them – and turning a 1-1 tie into a 5-1 lead. "It makes me keep going out there, hitting homers to help my team, to keep accomplishing things like this. "To hit 22 homers in playoffs and tie (Williams) – always every time that my name is mentioned next to – before, it was Derek Jeter. Altuve, who was in a 3-for-29 skid since the start of the ALCS entering the game, hit his 22nd home run of the postseason, tying Bernie Williams, and trailing only Manny Ramirez with 29. They landed only body punches in the first six innings, with just one extra-base hit, but then delivered the knockout punch in the seventh with a Jose Altuve homer, and a double by Michael Brantley. Oh, did they ever, doing all of the little things, getting the big hits, and catching the breaks. “I mean, you go in our clubhouse, I've never seen these guys worry. This team is excellent at forgetting yesterday. You know, on a loss you have to forget yesterday. “We have the knack of bouncing back after losses, tough losses because they don't quit. “Our team doesn't worry, and our team's very confident,’’ Astros manager Dusty Baker said after Game 1 loss.
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