After stepping up to the plate in the eighth inning with the outcome of Game 5 depending on his potent bat and frantic Phillies fans waving signs reading “We Want A Schwarbomb!! “, Kyle Schwarber crushed the ball down the first baseline.
This early-game scorcher is a double that ties the score. Trey Mancini, a defensive sub, snatched the ball off his knees, then tapped first to force out both of the Phillies’ runners.
In the ninth inning, Houston center fielder Chas McCormick made the grab of his career against the wall after center fielder J.T. Realmuto gave the ball a ride after a batter had hit it. On Thursday night, despite Bryce Harper being hit by a pitch with two outs, the Phillies lost 3-2 to the Astros. The game ended when Nick Castellanos grounded out.
Being at home in the ninth inning with such a chance was thrilling, said Harper of the team’s key hitters. Unfortunately, it never materialized, period. Despite their luck, the National League champion Phillies are facing elimination in Game 6 of the World Series after a 3-2 deficit.
After Schwarber’s first home run, the Phillies’ powerless lineup once again struggled. The previous night, the Phillies were only the second club in World Series history to be no-hit. In Game 5, we only managed to muster six hits.
The Phillies are once again behind, and they only have some summer to make up for a lost time. If they don’t start scoring runs in Houston, the next time they return home, it will be for a clubhouse cleanout, not a parade.
-->Every inning that ended a rally in Philadelphia left fans wondering, “Uh, so how are the Eagles doing?” Despite Harper’s dependability with two walks and a double, the Phillies bailed out Houston ace Justin Verlander and four relievers after they went winless in the World Series.