Philadelphia Phillies vs. Houston Astros Highlights | World Series Game 1

And it is remarkable. Thirty nine years old. This will be the twelfth time in his playoff career that Justin Verlander has gotten the ball in a game one of a series. Nobody's ever pitched more games once than this guy. It's amazing. This guy is a nine time all star two time American League Young Award winner. You take a look at his regular season statistics and are awful impressive. Look at that E.R.A. One point seven five Cassiano's ball. Bryson Stodgy Segura has had a lot of big hits for the Phillies and Brandon Marsh. Excellent defensive center fielder left handed hitter. He will bat night long battle between Verlander and Schwerber Schwerber takes strike three called and he knew it right against right and he skies that one in the shallow center field. Chas McCormick out there all alone two down from three and oh to three and two Verlander real Muto line drive to right field. Kyle Tucker is there to make the catch out number three. Jeremy Pena turning into a star first year rookie shortstop batting second Yordan Alvarez one of the great hitters in the game Alex Breitman the track record he's got Kyle Tucker Yuli Gurriel Trey Mancini the D.H. for Game 1. Take a look at look at the innings pitch two hundred and five innings pitch. I think the thing that jumps out look at the strikeout the walk ratio two hundred and thirty five strikeouts on the year only twenty nine walks strike throwing out to Bay chases and strikes out swinging kind of felt inevitable from there that strike three call got the low strike the fastball two down those fans out in right field are hoping for a baseball Alvarez takes ball for not real close first base runner of Game 1 of this World Series. Bregman pops it up left side of the diamond ball and stop. It'll be the third baseman Alec Ball who makes a catch and we are through inning and number one scoreless with the Phillies coming up when we come back and Bryce Harper leading off Harper strikes out swinging on the high back Philly fans were on him pretty good going into June and July second half of the season though he really picked it up pops this one up fastball on the outside corner and that's Correa in the shallow outfield grass throughout number two they made the change they won eight games in a row and it didn't take any time for the turnaround to happen Verlander fields a comebacker and that's a nine pitch one two three inning Tucker's had a mostly quiet playoffs that's not quiet a high drive to deep right field and the Astros have the first run of the game Kyle Tucker goes deep it's one nothing second homerun these playoffs for Kyle Tucker and a great year Yuli Gurriel first pitch one keeps the ball rolling Astros a little base headed to center field. Yeah that's a really good sign for the Astros getting a chance to play in the World Series. He goes down swinging against that Nola curveball approach from Chas McCormick he hits that one to right field base hit on a homerun. Gurriel going to turn around second and dig for third and he'll make it there. The throw gets cut off first and third Astros only one away McCormick runs and the ball is hit right through the open side. Zagora broke to cover and there was nobody there. Gurriel scores McCormick goes around the third just beautifully done by the Astros it's to nothing. Yeah and a great job by Maldonado hard ground ball to short. This should be a double play. There's one that's two. So Nola makes a very big pitch and limits the damage. Never that managerial championship stock strikes out swinging ninety six mile an hour fastball gets him for out number one. I think we have to give some credit to the Astros pitchers big chopper toward third Bregman to his left and he got it going to curve got a beauty from Justin Verlander as Brandon Marsh talking to himself and talking to the home plate umpire. Series against the Yankees Pena down the right field line toward the corner. That's a fair ball one hop up against the wall Castellanos will relay it in. But Jeremy Pena has got himself a lead off double. It just seems like it has another gear on it where Nola's fastball seems like it's better when it's down in the zone. A little squibber ball has to hurry. Ball didn't get him down in time. Hoskins wants the Phillies to take a look. But Yordan Alvarez that doesn't happen very often for Yordan a swinging bunt for a base hit. But what you're you're playing the shift like the Phillies were bone was really the only one on the left side of the diamond. So I think this is a good use of the replay for the Phillies. The call on the field is overturned. Runner is out. Philadelphia retains its balance behind the eight ball of your Aaron Nola. Ball for did not go after that one real close call the ball. It's a walk big pitch in this game right here. Three to Tucker high drive right field Castellanos runs out of room. It is gone five nothing Astros one in it back from Kyle Tucker his second home run in as many at bats tonight two to three two and he fights off some really good pitches. It's kind of scary to think that this Astros lineup has been kind of quiet so far in the post season. The pitching has been great but the World Series so far for Kyle Tucker and the home run ball is kind of bitter on Nola so far tonight. Hard hit ball almost not Jean Seguro backwards but he kept his balance and throws out Gary L. You know he's taxing himself. You get some of that look last close up we had he's sweating bullets stop makes the play and no it gets through the third but not before Kyle Tucker does more damage to to Schwerber to centerfield McCormick one away try to strike and get it all back line drive left center field that's a base hit Reese Hoskins has the first hit of this World Series for the Phillies. Quick peeks over the first Verlander to line drive back at Verlander and knocks it down to Hoskins had to freeze Verlander goes to first and gets the out there just pure self-defense shot the glove up and knocked it down. He pulls that one into right field and it's going to get down for a hit. Hoskins will get the stop sign. Tucker comes up throwing and the Phillies down five runs just didn't want to take a chance. So Bryce Harper has his first hit but it does not score a run even from second. As he does like to swing one two and he pulls that one in the left field that's going to get down for a hit. So Hoskins will come in to score Nick Castellanos drives in the first run for the Phillies. There you go young man five to one here in the fourth inning goes after the first pitch and drives one down the left field line. That's a fair ball headed to the corner Harper around third he'll score. Here comes Castellanos he gets the green light Castellanos will come in to score in the second with a double Alec Bowe. And we got a whole new game it's five to three. Well what the Phillies can do they can strike quick count three and two. Here it comes and he missed a curve ball high one and a bat from the rookie shortstop to Guerin a little pop up behind second out to Bay underneath it for out number three. But the Phillies off the deck and a rally that has put them right back in this game one they were down five nothing. They hadn't had a base runner got him with the curve ball. Yep that's the curve ball. That's what he needs. That's his pitch that makes the rest of his arsenal that much better. On the ground a short stop a bit of a tricky hop but fielded it cleanly and he throws out Maldonado to down to pay to left field Schwartz there protecting the bigger part of the ballpark and that's out number three the first one to three inning for Aaron Nolan Marsh slashed it and it's a fair ball just inside the line it'll kick off that sidewall. March is going to test your Don Alvarez who comes up throwing. It's too late. A hustle double for Brandon Marsh to start the Fed three to Schwerber takes ball for two on nobody out Schwerber draws the walk. He might have just missed that one sky high pop up. They're going to call the infield fly rule. Pena makes a catch anyway. Big first down real Muto to left center field Alvarez chasing it. Alvarez is going to look up it is off the wall coming around third. That's Marsh right behind him. Schwerber he'll score to tie the game into second with a double J.T. real Muto it's five to five. Amazing one two on the ground into the shift that's Pena the shortstop to down Muto goes to third Maldonado that he can go down there and block it if you want to go that route and try to bury one down in a way to. He did it. He struck him out with the curveball. Erlander gets those last couple outs but not before the Phillies score two more to tie the game. Got him. Nola's now retired six in a row since that Kyle Tucker home run Tucker's second he gets the strikeout here Alvarado had a wild ride in the regular season terrible start got sent down to the minor leagues came back and his pitch great. It's pop up here. I know but it doesn't look Bryson Scott and that was Alec Bohm actually the third baseman on the shift. Bregman strikes out swinging. That's the off speed stuff at ninety five from the cutter. There's the new pitch the cutter slider what you saw that first pitch is his best swing and miss pitch and a strike thrower and had a little big league experience before this year. Not much of it though. Boll flips one to right Tucker coming in to make the catch for our number one maybe Eflin would be ready to go. Got it with the fastball at ninety nine. I'm going to work here tonight Bill Segura strike three swinging fastball got it eight pitches two strikeouts. Tucker swings away on the first pitch from Alvarado just a little pop up. Schwerber was playing deep as deep as he could be but he had plenty of time to get there one pitch one out Alvarado gets the lefty Tucker ends up getting three total outs and Rob Thompson is going to now make the move and bring Zac Eflin in the game. Zac Eflin now takes over for Alvarado third pitcher of the game. Gurriel swinging but Eflin off the mound bare hand throws and pulled Hoskins off the bag. Really Gurriel safe with an infield hit. Not much you can do there if you're Zac Eflin and see a pop up shallow right Segura sprinting out Castellanos coming in to be Castellanos who steps into foul ground and makes the catch. There he goes and it is ball for a couple of the Phillies defenders who started to head off the field. They thought that was strike three on the ground the third backhanded by Bowe. He's got a long throw to make one hop to Hoskins for out number three. So Eflin gets through it with some help from Alec Bowe and the Phillies defense Astros threatened but they do not score they leave two. We go to the seventh a tie game game one it's five to five. Marsh to right center field Wilmer out there Kyle Tucker over one away it's one back toward a break. It deflects off a break and it kicks up and rolls up the arm of Pena and Schwerber is going to reach base safely might be ruled a base hit it was deflected the fourth and fifth inning for Burland or were disaster Schwerber runs. The pitch was taken the throw is too late and Kyle Schwerber has stolen second base. He's in scoring position as the go ahead run point a heads up play there too by real Muto. Here comes a 3 1. That's what it was and it's ball for not close. Real Muto draws the walk for his second pitch for a break. And it's not close ball for Harper draws the walk. The bases are loaded for the Phillies and we'll see if a break is coming out. He is Dusty Baker did not hesitate. Well what a spot for the former Philly longtime Phillies reliever first year here in Houston Hector Neri's who's pitched well for the Astros inherits a bases loaded situation. Casiano strikes out swinging. He got him with the splitter. So the Phillies load the bases where the Hector Neri's saves the moment for the Astros Jose Altuve right now really doesn't want to help him out on the ground a short Stotts got it and he throws out Altuve who's 0 4 for bounce to first Hoskins has it two down. Ranger Suarez who's done a great job for the Phillies in two different roles mostly almost exclusively now as a starter but coming out of the bullpen here in Game 1 3 2 got him swinging Ranger Suarez comes out of the bullpen and strikes out one of the game's great hitters another weapon for Dusty Baker and that Astros bullpen. Yeah it's kind of the same movie a guy with a big arm 73 strikeouts twenty three walks and sixty eight in the third innings strikes out swinging just nasty from Montero one to stop out toward right center field McCormick chasing McCormick will ease up and get there just short of the warning track pitches Segura and he pops it up both these parks have played very neutral fair for hitters and pitchers Montero that was dominant retire the Phillies in order on just eight pitches with the Philly bullpen as it is with the Astros first pitch swing and the wrong guy to hit it to Rangers Suarez snacks that come back or maybe the best fielding pitcher in baseball one pitch one out one to Tucker line drive base hit past the range of Scott playing over in the shift what a night for Kyle Tucker not a home run but his third hit against a real tough lefty else Anthony Dominguez who had an excellent regular season but has been totally dominant in the playoffs out of the Philadelphia bullpen fifth pitcher of the night for the Phillies Correa on the ground home backhands it will go to second gets one Segura to first down in time attempt by the Phillies defense to turn what it would have been a spectacular double play as it is nice job getting it out got it with the slider again so Sir Anthony Dominguez comes out of the Phillies bullpen strikes out another hitter Schwerber in the top of the order on deck to the Marsh on right side out to Bay there one away Schwerber takes strike three called and he went back with the change up the one one Hoskins a sky high pop up out to short Pena underneath it out number three just barely my goodness wow and Presley looking at Jeremy Pena like we good we're good we're good all right we go to the bottom of the ninth a run we'll win it for the Astros drama game one here in Houston got him that's that slider at ninety two miles an hour out number one three two did he go yes he did strike three on what would have been ball for yeah a lot of a lot of cut action on that fastball that was ninety six miles an hour out to a fly ball shallow center Marsh got a late break Marsh coming in and he's not going to get there it drops in base hit Jose Altuve Altuve runs the pitch outside real Muto throws not in time by Gene Segura Altuve had a huge jump and he steals his way into scoring position it looked like he was able to get that right foot in before the tag of Segura he was a close up great tag he caught the ball with his glove already on the leg I don't know if there's enough evidence to turn this around but this with this angle here it certainly is a lot closer you're right Dave that throw took him right into the right thigh area I mean when this play first developed the jump that Altuve it was like two or three strides before Dominguez was even delivering the ball I thought no chance right you're almost like hey put it in your pocket. The call on the field stands on pitch fly ball shallow right going to be a tough play Castellanos will slide and he makes a catch and that saves the game for the Phillies for now reminiscent of the catch he made against the Braves sliding from right field what a play by Castellanos amazing not known for his defense not at all and yet his second spectacular sliding catch in this postseason I think the Astros thought off the bat that this game was over another guy big strike to look at the strikeouts hundred and fifty seven strikeouts and one hundred and fifty seven innings bounced around a little bit of a starter he's kind of one of those guys to go either way three to real Muto drives one to right field Kyle Tucker going back Kyle Tucker at the wall will leap and it's gone the opposite field and the Phillies have their first lead of game one six to five here in the ten. Well what they do they just hang around and they hang around. They didn't hang their head Dominguez inning in two thirds twenty four pitches Harper line drive base hit left center field behind in the count to got it to one two and Harper's got his second hit of the game stealing the bag of your Harper off the foot maybe off the mound to out to they to get one and they still were able to get Harper at second to big out home slow roller Gregman's going to have to hurry. Barehand pick up Gregman got him what a play. That's about as good as a guess from a third baseman right there that's do or die. You can look forward to try to get that with your glove and transfer it. The only play you have right back here at Minute Maid Park in Houston Ryan Stanek who had a incredible regular season set of Astros reliever record with a one one five ERA that's Paul Ford takes his second walk to Segura a little punch shot to third caught by Bregman for our number three Stanek comes in and limits the damage but that man J.T. real Muto is one of the best players in the game and maybe the best catcher opposite field a home run in extra innings to put Philadelphia ahead. And now the ball goes to David Robertson who will try to get his first career postseason save he's had a lot of them in his regular season career. One hundred and fifty seven of them. Alvarez walked it off can't walk it off here one to got him swinging in the dirty chase for out number one. Boy that is a big out for David Robertson in the Phillies. The one to Bregman pulls it to left Schwarzer back in front of that big wall jumps and he can't catch it. It's off the wall. Alex Bregman is going to be in the second to tying run in scoring position with one out the two to Tucker strikes out swinging. He threw that curve in the dirt real Muto will throw the first to get the put out. And now the Astros are down to their final out here in Game 1 way outside ball for Gabriel Gabriel draws the walk once he fell behind it didn't look like he wanted a whole lot to do with Uli Gabrielle. I think that was a smart move. It's awfully tough to come off the bench cold of your Diaz. You've sat and watched ten innings of baseball. Now you just want to make sure you get together with J.T. Real Muto you go through a scouting report first pitch and it gets away from real Muto the curve ball spiked in the dirt. And now that unintentional intentional walk has turned into the winning run in scoring position. And now it does hit it. He has to stay here. They're not going to let him go. And I think that's the right call. He leaned into that one so far out over the plate. I mean it takes some guts to make that call. But James Hoy is saying you don't get to go to first. Oh yes. That's a really good call Dave Diaz on the ground the third Sosa just in the game has it throws the first and the Phillies steal game one here in Houston and give the Astros their first playoff loss in twenty twenty two a stunning come from behind win the biggest comeback victory in a game one in World Series history. This game had so many heroes. If you're a fan of the Philadelphia Phillies Nick Castellanos a game saving catch in the ninth David Robertson real Muto homerun so many heroes and the Phillies continue to just shock the baseball world.