10/31 WS GM6: Astros(Verlander) vs Dodgers(Hill) 7PMCT
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Re: 10/31 WS GM6: Astros(Verlander) vs Dodgers(Hill) 7PMCT
With the Astros having taken the 3-2 lead in this best-of-seven set with their 13-12 victory Sunday night in the wildest World Series game since, oh, last Wednesday, Game 6 on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium is Justin Verlander's game and his chance to be the hero Houston has waited 55 years to salute.
The Dodgers can take comfort in knowing they did get to Verlander in Game 2 with a pair of home runs from Joc Pederson and Corey Seager. But their 3-1 lead was wasted in that one with a rare blown save from Kenley Jansen, paving the way to the insanity of extra innings in what became a 7-6 Astros victory. (We'll let the baseball historians sort out whether Game 2 or Game 5 was the crazier of the two contests many moons from now.)
Bottom line is that Verlander didn't suffer the loss in Game 2 and, in fact, hasn't taken a loss since joining Houston. He is 9-0 with a 1.53 ERA since coming over from Detroit, and the Astros have not lost a single game he has pitched in (that includes relief appearances and postseason games). Everything in Verlander's baseball life has been dialed up a notch since that deal went down.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts caught a lot of heat for the way he managed Game 2, when he yanked Hill after four innings in which the veteran allowed only one run on three hits with three walks and seven strikeouts. But Roberts managed games aggressively all year, and especially in October, and it will be interesting to see, given how gassed the bullpen looked in Game 5, how aggressive he is with Hill in this effort to avoid elimination.
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Re: 10/31 WS GM6: Astros(Verlander) vs Dodgers(Hill) 7PMCT
Verlander y'all
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Re: 10/31 WS GM6: Astros(Verlander) vs Dodgers(Hill) 7PMCT
As a last second addition to the playoff roster, it's fitting that Verlander gets the opportunity to get the 'Stros their first championship.
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Finish the job, Astros.
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Re: 10/31 WS GM6: Astros(Verlander) vs Dodgers(Hill) 7PMCT
Even though I prefer the Astros, I'd hate to bot have a Game 7.