Fried did not look long for Game 2 in that second inning, yet he was able to soak up five innings one night after Charlie Morton's broken leg forced the Braves bullpen to pick up 6 2/3 innings in Game 1. To Fried's credit, he settled down after the second inning and retired 10 consecutive batters at one point, including five via strikeout. It helped Houston build an early 5-1 lead. Anything Maldonado gives the Astros offensively is a bonus, and his third hit of the postseason came at an opportune time. 172/.272/.300 during the regular season and was 2 for 31 (.065) in the postseason going into Game 2.
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He is the first player in history to record an RBI in the World Series after making his MLB debut that September.Īs for Maldonado, he's in the lineup for elite glove and arm behind the plate, not his bat. Astros manager Dusty Baker said he put Siri in the Game 2 lineup because he likes his energy and the team looked flat in Game 1, and Siri's energy was evident on his infield single. Siri spent most of the year in Triple-A and did not make his MLB debut until Sept. Siri scored all the way from first base on Eddie Rosario's wild throw. Siri beat out an infield single with runners on the corners to give the Astros a 2-1 lead, then Maldonado pulled a ground ball through the left side to score two runs. 9 hitter Martin Maldonado were responsible for the two most important plays in Houston's four-run second inning. Only the fifth single of the inning was really squared up. Four of the first five and five of the first seven batters they sent to the plate recorded singles, and to be fair to Fried, they were well-placed singles more than well-struck. The Astros really got to Braves lefty Max Fried in the second inning. The last World Series game with a scoreless first inning was Game 1 last year. There was also a first inning run scored in seven straight World Series games from 1926-27. It should be noted there has now been a first-inning run scored in seven consecutive World Series games, tying the longest such streak in history. The bottom of Houston's lineup had an impact Now for takeaways from World Series Game 2. The stakes will indeed be high on Friday night for Game 3, as teams up 2-1 in a best-of-seven postseason series in MLB have gone on to win that series more than 70 percent of the time. With the series knotted up after two, it's in essence now a best-of-five series with the Braves' holding home-field advantage the rest of the way. After his exit, four relievers - Cristian Javier, Phil Maton, Ryan Pressly, and Kendall Graveman - combined for four scoreless to secure the victory for the Astros.Īfter a travel day on Thursday, the series shifts to Truist Park outside Atlanta for Games 3, 4, and 5. On the pitching side, Houston starter Jose Urquidy gave them five innings of two-run ball with seven strikeouts and no walks. Elsewhere in the lineup, Michael Brantley notched a multi-hit game in the postseason for the 18th time in his career. It was the 22nd postseason home run of his career. In the seventh, Jose Altuve added some insurance with a solo home run. Thanks in large measure to five singles off Atlanta ace Max Fried and some speed on the bases, the Astros were able to plate four runs in the inning. The Braves swiftly tied it on a solo home run from catcher Travis d'Arnaud in the top of the second, but in the home half the Astros took charge for good. The Astros took a first-inning lead on an Alex Bregman sac fly that plated Jose Altuve. The Houston Astros evened the 2021 World Series at 1-1 with their 7-2 Game 2 win over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night in Atlanta.
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