A tie game, Verlander on the mound.
And Kurt Suzuki gets the party started.
Kurt Suzuki is the oldest catcher (36 years old) to go deep in a #WorldSeries game since new Cubs manager David Ross in 2016. pic.twitter.com/IImj8xP0sY
— MLB Stats (@MLBStats) October 24, 2019
Another view of it:
🗣️ KURT SUZUKI DRIVES ONE DEEP INTO THE HEART OF TEXAS!#WorldSeries // #STAYINTHEFIGHT pic.twitter.com/R2XGzBOyyt
— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) October 24, 2019
Then Victor Robles comes up, and Verlander walks him.
Control going haywire out on the mound.
Biggest AB last night was Robles walk to get Verlander out of the game. Absolutely
— Nationals Messiah (@troychewning) October 24, 2019
And AJ Hinch strides out of the dugout to come take him out of the game. The two best starters in the American League in Game 1 and Game 2 of this World Series, at home in Houston, and the absolute opposite of according to plan going on at Minute Maid Park.
“Get him out!” they’re chanting, as Ryan Pressly comes in from the bullpen.
Astros fans behind us have started a very versatile chant of "get him out," which provides helpful directives to both Pressly and his manager, when you think about it.
— Chelsea Janes (@chelsea_janes) October 24, 2019
Who, like Verlander, can’t exactly get him out.
Trea Turner walks.
Juan Soto walks.
Howie Kendrick hits an RBI single.
Asdrubal Cabrera drives in two more with another single.
Then a wild pitch. Runners advance.
Rough inning for Pressly and the Astros. They're all shook up.
— Tyler Kepner (@TylerKepner) October 24, 2019
And for the finishing touch—Ryan Zimmerman slaps a dribbler to third, Bregman throws it wide, and two more runs score.
A six-run inning. Nationals lead 8-2.
Here’s the full video:
Kurt Suzuki HR
Victor Robles BB
Trea Turner BB
Adam Eaton sac bunt
Juan Soto IBB
Howie Kendrick RBI IF 1B
AsdrĂşbal Cabrera 2-run 1B
Ryan Zimmerman RBI IF 1B10 batters. 6 runs. Hang this inning in the National Gallery of Art.@ngadc // #STAYINTHEFIGHT pic.twitter.com/HXWi6esrQj
— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) October 24, 2019
Hang this inning in the National Gallery of Art, they’re saying.
In a year of wild innings, maybe more than any other team, we might finally have the Nationals’ masterpiece—when that (inning quality) x (big stage) multiplier is applied.
Because it’s not so often you get to the World Series. Or beat Justin Verlander. Or score six runs in an inning. Or go up 2-0 over a 107-win team. Or do it on the road.
Or head back to D.C. for three games in a row.
And have a chance to win a championship at home.
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