Phillies vs. Astros – LIVE: Houston WIN their second World Series

Yordan Alvarez hit a three-run home run into midfield to bolster another strong effort from Framber Valdez as the Houston Astros defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 in Game 6 to claim their second World Series championship in six seasons .

Alvarez hit his third homer of the postseason in the sixth inning off Phillies lefthander Jose Alvarado, who was called up from the bullpen to face lefthander Alvarez.

Facing a 2-1 count, Alvarez drilled a 98.9-mph sinker 450 feet over the center striker to score Jose Altuve and Jeremy Pena and erase the 1-0 lead left the Phillies in the top half. of the sixth handles.

Houston Astros defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 in Game 6 to claim their second World Series

It was a dramatic night in Texas as Houston took the win in front of their own supporters

It handed legendary coach Dusty Baker his first World Series title at the age of 73

Houston added an insurance run three batters later when Christian Vazquez greeted Phillies reliever Seranthony Dominguez with a single to the left on which Alex Bregman scored, who walked Alvarado after Alvarez’s homerun. Two of the three batters Alvarado saw scored.

Valdez (3-0) shutout into the seventh inning while striking out nine in Game 2. He was equally effective in his third start against the Phillies in 30 days, giving up two hits and two walks, while he again struckout nine. He fanned five batters in a row to bridge the third and fourth inning and retired 10 batters in a row in the top of the sixth inning.

At that point, Valdez had combined outs with Phillies-starter Zack Wheeler, but Kyle Schwarber gave Philadelphia the lone lead by driving a 2-2 sinker from Valdez to the rightfield seats for his sixth homerun of the postseason.

Valdez responded by knocking out Rhys Hoskins, JT Realmuto and Bryce Harper in order, and Alvarez took Valdez off the hook shortly after.

Wheeler (1-3) was exceptional before running into trouble in the sixth.

He had given up only three baserunners in five innings and faced only two batters over the minimum before pitching down Martin Maldonado to lead off the sixth. Pena followed with his second single off Wheeler two batters later before Alvarado came in for Alvarez and the tide turned immediately.

Houston right-handers Hector Neris, Bryan Abreu and Ryan Pressly held the lead with aplomb, with Neris and Abreu stopping the Phillies in order in the seventh and eighth and Pressly needed just seven pitches to score his sixth save of the postseason.

After hitting five homeruns in their 7-0 win in Game 3, the Phillies scored three runs in the last three games of the series.