2019 World Series Game 6 vs. Houston Astros
Strasburg and Rendon forced Game 7 with a 7-2 win in Houston.
Game 6 of the 2019 World Series was played at Minute Maid Park in Houston on October 29, 2019. Facing elimination, the Nationals won 7-2 to tie the series at three games each.
Quick Facts
- Date
- October 29, 2019
- Venue
- Minute Maid Park, Houston
- Result
- Nationals 7-2
- Winning pitcher
- Stephen Strasburg (8 1/3 IP, 2 R)
- Losing pitcher
- Justin Verlander
- Series
- Tied 3-3
- Attendance
- 43,384
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Background
Stephen Strasburg and Justin Verlander started, as in Game 2. Anthony Rendon's first-inning run batted in was answered by Jose Altuve's sacrifice fly and Alex Bregman's home run, but Adam Eaton and Juan Soto homered in the fifth for a 3-2 lead. In the seventh Trea Turner was called out for runner's interference, and Dave Martinez was ejected arguing the call, the first manager ejected from a World Series game since 1996. Later that inning Rendon hit a two-run homer off Will Harris, and his two-run double in the ninth made it 7-2; he drove in five runs in all. Strasburg held Houston to two runs over 8 1/3 innings with seven strikeouts. It was the first time in MLB, NBA or NHL history that the road team won the first six games of a best-of-seven series.
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