It was a must-win game for the Houston Astros. They were already down 2-0 to the Washington Nationals; lose in Game 3 of the World Series and they’d be dealing with a deficit no team had ever overcome. Friday night in Washington, DC was a tense night for both teams: a Houston victory would keep their hopes alive, while a Nationals win would virtually guarantee a championship for the home team.
In the end, it was the visitors who emerged victorious, by a score of 4-1.
As The New York Times described it, the Astros won on a combination of effective pitching and a selection of impressive offensive performances from several members of the team:
Jose Altuve led the offense with two doubles and scored twice on clutch hits by Michael Brantley. Carlos Correa also doubled and scored, and Chirinos’s home run in the sixth inning provided more than enough insurance on a night when the Washington offense sputtered and gagged.
The game was a historic one for reasons unrelated to what was going on on the field. It was the first World Series game to be played in Washington, DC since 1933, when the Washington Senators played the New York Giants. Franklin D. Roosevelt threw out the first pitch, and the highest ticket price was $6.60.
That year, Washington ended up on the losing side. We’ll see if history will repeat itself in this World Series; Game 4 will occur later tonight in Washington.
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