Gerrit Cole has been figured out.
And these underdog Nationals just keep on rolling.
It's only the 5th inning and Gerrit Cole has already given up 5 runs?! #WorldSeries pic.twitter.com/AaEV1bDNYF
— Carlo (@arrozcarlo) October 23, 2019
The inning starts with the game tied 2-2. Tied how?
Juan Soto.
Opposite-field solo home run in the fourth.
And an inning later it turns into the Juan Soto World Series. After Suzuki walks, Robles singles, Eaton singles home a run for the lead, and—Soto comes up again.
And the Nats take the lead. How?
Juan Soto.
JUAN SOTO HAVE A NIGHT! pic.twitter.com/tSZ3Hr4s1Y
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 23, 2019
Baseball’s newest superstar, doing what he does best.
Another ball crushed to the opposite field. Another chapter added to this improbable Nats’ run.
5-2 lead, and that was all they needed for the win.
Juan Soto was already one of the best players in baseball.
He keeps this up and we will be a legend.
The 20 year old has THREE RBI in his first World Series game. It is only the 5th inning. And he is facing the hottest pitcher on the planet.
— Grant Paulsen (@granthpaulsen) October 23, 2019
As for Gerrit Cole, who wasn’t bad but wasn’t great—that unhittable, invincible ring to his name just got deadened a bit, with a few whacks of the bat. Not so loud, not so resounding. Not so listen-worthy.
And he ends the night with his first loss in 153 days.
Tonight was the first time Gerrit Cole received a loss since May 22nd. pic.twitter.com/sDmCSpUu5e
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 23, 2019
Against a team that just can’t be called a fluke anymore. Or even an underdog.
As weird as it all seems, as unheralded as they’ve been.
These Washington Nationals might’ve just showed us that “Best Team Since June” thing has evolved a bit more real of a thing:
The best team in baseball.
"I was 34 years old & I was nervous when I got to my first World Series. What Juan Soto did is unbelievable!" –@AROD pic.twitter.com/JQaL14Gq8f
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 23, 2019
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