Philadelphia take a 2-1 lead in the World Series against Houston Astros
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Philadelphia takes a 2-1 lead in the World Series with an emphatic 7-0 victory over the Houston Astros, led by a huge early homer from Bryce Harper in the rain-delayed third game
- The third game with Philadelphia and the Astros was delayed by the weather
- But when it kicked off on Tuesday, Philadelphia took off
- An impressive 7-0 triumph puts them 2-1 in the series after three games
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Philadelphia hit five homeruns and Ranger Suarez threw five scoreless innings when the Phillies crushed the Houston Astros 7-0 and took a 2-1 World Series lead on Tuesday.
Bryce Harper got Citizens Bank Park moving early when he sent a breaking ball from Lance McCullers over the right field fence for a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first.
Solo shots by Alec Bohm and Brandon Marsh in the next inning pushed the lead to 4-0 before the Astros threatened with two in the top of the fifth and Jose Altuve at the plate.
Bryce Harper led the way as Philadelphia hit five home runs against Houston Astros
Harper’s exploits led Philadelphia to victory and a 2-1 lead in the World Series
But Suarez, who was supported in the early innings by some great plays from the unheralded Phillies defense, elicited a harmless flyout to end what would be the Astros’ last best chance.
A 200-yard shot from Kyle Schwarber and a solo shot from Rhys Hoskins energized the raucous Philadelphia crowd, who saw their team’s record at home improve to 6-0 this postseason.
“It’s our fan base, plain and simple,” said Harper after the game, which was postponed for a day due to inclement weather.
The third game was postponed by a day due to bad weather in Philadelphia
“They keep us going, keep us on our toes. When we were allowed onto the field today, they were all ready to go.
“They believe in us and we believe in them, so it was great.”
The Astros will be watching the series when they send Cristian Javier to the mound for Game Four.