The Astos even the Series and aren't we glad.
Four pitches. Three doubles. Two runs. That is how the game started for the Astros with three straight extra base hits from Jose Altuve, Jeremy Peña and Yordan Alvarez, plating two and putting the team up on Phillies starter Zack Wheeler. Wheeler is part of the two-headed ace the Phillies hoped to ride to a World Series win, but they have given up 10 runs in just over nine innings even though one of those games ended in a win.
For the Astros, their big names came to play — finally — and their 1A starter, Framber Valdez, was everything Justin Verlander was unable to be in game one. The series now shifts to Philadelphia for three games. Here are our winners and losers.It's a tale of two Astros stars. Altuve has struggled mightily this postseason while Bregman has been their steadiest player in the heart of the lineup. In Game 2, both showed up.