With draft picks stripped, leaders ousted and boos poured on at every turn, the franchise has kept winning.Įven as major stars have departed, they have found new contributors like Peña, Valdez and Cristian Javier, the breakout pitcher who started the no-hitter in Game 4. Their lone title thus far, though, was the 2017 championship sullied by the sign-stealing scandal. The championship punctuates a dominant stretch for the Astros that has included six consecutive runs to at least the ALCS, and four World Series appearances. In their return to Houston, they avoided the pitfalls of their 2019 World Series loss to the Washington Nationals and closed out the Phillies. Shortstop Jeremy Peña cracked a single to chase Wheeler from the game, and then Alvarez unloaded on a Jose Alvarado fastball, blasting a go-ahead three-run homer with a trajectory that didn’t involve much in the way of coming down.Īfter falling behind 2-1 in the series, the Astros took control with a combined no-hitter in Game 4 and a tight Game 5 win. Light-hitting Martin Maldonado crowded the plate to win first base on a hit by pitch. But in the bottom of the frame, the Astros responded with an avalanche. Phillies’ slugger Kyle Schwarber opened the scoring - and lifted Philadelphia’s hopes - with a solo homer off Valdez. Initially a duel between Valdez and Phillies starter Zack Wheeler, Game 6 turned on the sixth inning, when the starters tired and the bats caught up. With six more innings of dazzling work from Framber Valdez and one thunderous swing from Yordan Alvarez, the Astros cut down the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 6, 4-1, to win the 2022 World Series.
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