At the end of the 6th inning of this second game of the World Series, this was a pitcher’s duel between Justin Verlander and Stephen Strasburg who were knotted in a 2-2 game. As Verlander was tiring, he got ambushed by Kurt Suzuki in a 1-0 count to put the Nats up with a monster home run. Suzuki was 1-26 (.038) to that point in this postseason. After the home run, the flood gates opened as the Nationals knocked out Verlander then went on to score 8 runs off of the Astros bullpen. The final score was 12-3, and the Nationals take the first two games on the road in Houston. The Nationals will fly back to D.C. tomorrow mid-day and will have home field advantage for the remainder of the World Series as the first team to win four games will hoist the Commissioner’s trophy. Continue reading
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