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2019 World Series
Team (Wins) Manager(s) Season
Washington Nationals (4) Dave Martinez 93–69 (.574)
Houston Astros (3) A. J. Hinch 107–55 (.660)
DatesOctober 22–30
MVPStephen Strasburg (Washington)
UmpiresLance Barksdale, Gary Cederstrom (crew chief), Doug Eddings, Sam Holbrook, James Hoye, Alan Porter (Games 1–2),[a] Jim Wolf (Games 3–7)[a][1]
Broadcast
TelevisionFox (United States – English)
Fox Deportes (United States – Spanish)
MLB International (International)
TV announcersJoe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci (Fox)
Rolando Nichols, Edgar Gonzalez and Carlos Álvarez (Fox Deportes)
Matt Vasgersian and Buck Martinez (MLB International)
RadioESPN (English)
Unanimo Deportes (Spanish)
KBME (HOU)
WJFK-FM (WSH)
Radio announcersDan Shulman, Chris Singleton and Buster Olney (ESPN)
Beto Ferreiro and Orlando Hernández (Unanimo Deportes)
Robert Ford and Steve Sparks (HOU)
Charlie Slowes and Dave Jageler (WSH)
ALCSHouston Astros defeated New York Yankees, 4–2
NLCSWashington Nationals defeated St. Louis Cardinals, 4–0
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The 2019 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2019 season. The 115th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the American League champion Houston Astros and the National League champion Washington Nationals. The series was played from October 22 to October 30.[2] The Nationals won the series, four games to three, to secure their first title in franchise history.[3]

The Astros, who had a better regular season winning percentage, earned home field advantage for the series. However, all seven games were won by the road team. It was the first best-of-seven postseason series in any of the major North American sports in which the road team won every game. Previously, the road team had never won even six games.[4]—a record at the time—and subsequently all seven games.[5] Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg was named the World Series Most Valuable Player (MVP).

For the third straight year, MLB sold presenting sponsorships to all its postseason series; as with 2018 World Series, this World Series was sponsored by YouTube TV and was officially known as the 2019 World Series presented by YouTube TV.[6]

Background

Managers A. J. Hinch (left) and Dave Martinez

This was the second World Series to feature two expansion teams, the first being in 2015 between the Kansas City Royals and New York Mets.[b][7] Although the Astros were members of the National League from 1962 until 2012, they never met the Nationals franchise in the postseason during their tenure in the NL, thus making this the first postseason meeting between the franchises.[8] The last regular season meeting between the two clubs was in 2017.[8] Until this World Series, Washington was the last NL team, as well as the last remaining expansion team from 1969 (which also included the Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers – who debuted as the Seattle Pilots – and San Diego Padres), to have never won a pennant; leaving the Seattle Mariners as the only MLB team yet to reach the Fall Classic.[9]

Washington Nationals

Main article: 2019 Washington Nationals season

After starting the season with a win-loss record of 19–31 (.380), the Nationals ended the year with a 93–69 (.574) record.[10] The Nationals finished in second place in the National League East, qualifying for the playoffs as a wild card team.[11] They defeated the Milwaukee Brewers at home in the National League Wild Card Game.[12] The Nationals then defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers, who had won the previous two National League pennants, in the National League Division Series.[13] In the National League Championship Series, the Nationals swept the St. Louis Cardinals in four games to secure their first pennant in franchise history (including their time as the Montreal Expos from 1969 to 2004) as well as the first World Series appearance for a Washington, D.C., team since 1933.[14]

Houston Astros

Main article: 2019 Houston Astros season

The Astros won the American League West and finished the 2019 regular season with a 107–55 (.660) win-loss record, which was the best in baseball.[15] They played the Tampa Bay Rays, who won the American League Wild Card Game, in the American League Division Series. Houston defeated the Rays in five games.[16] In the American League Championship Series, the Astros defeated the New York Yankees in six games.[17] This was Houston's third World Series appearance and second in three years.[18]

Minute Maid Park
Nationals Park

Summary

Washington won the series, 4–3.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 22 Washington Nationals – 5, Houston Astros – 4 Minute Maid Park 3:43 43,339[19] 
2 October 23 Washington Nationals – 12, Houston Astros – 3 Minute Maid Park 4:01 43,357[20] 
3 October 25 Houston Astros – 4, Washington Nationals – 1 Nationals Park 4:03 43,867[21] 
4 October 26 Houston Astros – 8, Washington Nationals – 1 Nationals Park 3:48 43,889[22] 
5 October 27 Houston Astros – 7, Washington Nationals – 1 Nationals Park 3:19 43,910[23] 
6 October 29 Washington Nationals – 7, Houston Astros – 2 Minute Maid Park 3:37 43,384[24] 
7 October 30 Washington Nationals – 6, Houston Astros – 2 Minute Maid Park 3:42 43,326[25]

Game summaries

Game 1

Juan Soto was 3-for-4 with three RBIs in Game 1.[26]
October 22, 2019 7:08 pm (CDT) at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, 73 °F (23 °C), roof closed
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 5 9 0
Houston 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 10 0
WP: Max Scherzer (1–0)   LP: Gerrit Cole (0–1)   Sv: Sean Doolittle (1)
Home runs:
WSH: Ryan Zimmerman (1), Juan Soto (1)
HOU: George Springer (1)
Attendance: 43,339
Boxscore

The Nationals wore their alternate road blue jerseys for Game 1.[27] Before the national anthem, a moment of silence took place in honor of umpire Eric Cooper,[28] who had died on October 20. Former Astro Brian McCann threw out the ceremonial first pitch to former teammate Evan Gattis.[28] Max Scherzer started for the Nationals, while Gerrit Cole started for the Astros. In the bottom of the first, Yuli Gurriel hit a two-run double with two outs, giving the Astros a 2–0 lead. In the top of the second, Ryan Zimmerman hit a solo home run to cut the Astros' lead to 2–1. Juan Soto led off the top of the fourth inning with a home run to tie the game, 2–2. Soto became the fourth-youngest player to hit a home run in a World Series; Andruw Jones in 1996 was the youngest to date.[29] Adam Eaton drove in a run in the top of the fifth, followed two batters later by a Soto two-run double, giving the Nationals a 5–2 lead.[30]

Scherzer exited after pitching five innings, having allowed two runs on five hits while striking out seven batters. Cole went seven innings, allowing five runs on eight hits while striking out six. After Nationals pitcher Patrick Corbin pitched a scoreless sixth, George Springer led off the bottom of the seventh with the 14th postseason home run of his career, off Nats reliever Tanner Rainey.[31] He also broke a World Series record held by Reggie Jackson and Lou Gehrig, with a home run in five consecutive World Series games,[32] dating back to Game 4 of the 2017 World Series. The Astros loaded the bases later in the inning with two walks off of Rainey and an infield single off of Daniel Hudson, but Hudson struck out Yordan Álvarez to prevent any more scoring. In the bottom of the eighth, pinch-hitter Kyle Tucker singled, advanced to second on a fly ball by Aledmys Díaz, and Springer drove in another run with a double, pulling the Astros to within one, 5–4. Sean Doolittle, the Nationals' fifth pitcher of the game, got the final out of the eighth inning and retired the side in order in the bottom of the ninth, concluding matters when Carlos Correa lined out to Víctor Robles to preserve the win. Doolittle earned his second save of the postseason and the underdogs took the series lead, marking the first time in franchise history that the Nationals won a World Series game.[26]

Game 2

Stephen Strasburg earned the win in Game 2.[33]
October 23, 2019 7:07 pm (CDT) at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, 73 °F (23 °C), roof closed
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 1 12 14 2
Houston 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 9 1
WP: Stephen Strasburg (1–0)   LP: Justin Verlander (0–1)
Home runs:
WSH: Kurt Suzuki (1), Adam Eaton (1), Michael A. Taylor (1)
HOU: Alex Bregman (1), Martín Maldonado (1)
Attendance: 43,357
Boxscore

Gymnast and Houston native Simone Biles threw out the ceremonial first pitch of Game 2.[34] Starting pitchers were Stephen Strasburg for the Nationals, who wore their alternate road blue jerseys, and Justin Verlander for the Astros, who wore home white. After a walk and a single to start the game, Anthony Rendon drove in two runs with a double. Alex Bregman tied the game with a two-run home run in the bottom of the first. In the top of the second inning, Verlander recorded the 200th postseason strikeout of his career setting a new major league record, passing John Smoltz.[35]

Leading off the top of the seventh, Kurt Suzuki hit a home run to put the Nationals ahead, 3–2. Verlander exited one batter later; he was charged with four runs on seven hits while striking out six batters, and suffered the loss. Washington scored five more runs in the seventh off of Ryan Pressly, extending their lead to 8–2. With a six-run lead, Strasburg was removed before the bottom of the seventh, having held the Astros to two runs on seven hits while striking out seven. In the eighth inning, a two-run home run by Adam Eaton plus an RBI by Asdrúbal Cabrera extended the Nationals' lead to nine runs. A ninth-inning home run by Michael A. Taylor off of Chris Devenski pushed the lead to 12–2. Martín Maldonado hit a home run in the bottom of the ninth off of Nationals reliever Javy Guerra, but the Nationals completed their eighth consecutive playoff win.[33]

Game 3

Michael Brantley was 2-for-4 with two RBIs in Game 3.[36]
October 25, 2019 8:07 pm (EDT) at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., 64 °F (18 °C), partly cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 11 0
Washington 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 2
WP: Josh James (1–0)   LP: Aníbal Sánchez (0–1)   Sv: Roberto Osuna (1)
Home runs:
HOU: Robinson Chirinos (1)
WSH: None
Attendance: 43,867
Boxscore

This was the first World Series game played in Washington, D.C., since October 7, 1933, which was the clinching Game 5 of the New York Giants' win over the Washington Senators.[37] Chad Cordero of the 2005 Nationals threw out the ceremonial first pitch to former teammate Brian Schneider; former astronaut Buzz Aldrin also threw a ceremonial pitch.[38] Aníbal Sánchez started for the Nationals, who wore their home alternate blue jerseys, while Zack Greinke started for the Astros, who wore their road grey uniforms. In the second inning, Josh Reddick drove in Carlos Correa as Houston scored the game's first run. In the third inning, José Altuve doubled and advanced to third on an error, then scored on an infield single by Michael Brantley, giving the Astros a 2–0 lead. The Nationals loaded the bases with two outs in the bottom of the third, but were unable to score. In the bottom of the fourth, Ryan Zimmerman walked then was driven in by a Víctor Robles triple, cutting the Astros' lead to 2–1.[39]

Houston restored their two-run lead in the top of the fifth, as Altuve doubled and was then driven in by Brantley. Greinke left with two outs in the bottom of the fifth, having allowed one run on seven hits while striking out six batters. The Astros extended their lead to 4–1 in the top of the sixth, as Robinson Chirinos hit a home run off of the left field foul pole netting. Sánchez lasted until one out in the top of the sixth, having allowed four runs on 10 hits while striking out four. With no additional scoring though the middle of the ninth, the Astros brought in closer Roberto Osuna to pitch the bottom of the ninth. Osuna allowed a one-out single to Adam Eaton, but otherwise set down the Nationals; he struck out Juan Soto looking to end the National's eight-game playoff winning streak. Osuna earned his second save this postseason, as Houston pulled within a game of Washington, 2–1. This became the first World Series to begin with three games won by the road team since 1996, when the first five games were won by the road team.[40]

Game 4

Alex Bregman had five RBIs in Game 4, four on a grand slam.[41]
October 26, 2019 8:07 pm (EDT) at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., 63 °F (17 °C), overcast
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 8 13 1
Washington 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0
WP: José Urquidy (1–0)   LP: Patrick Corbin (0–1)
Home runs:
HOU: Robinson Chirinos (2), Alex Bregman (2)
WSH: None
Attendance: 43,889
Boxscore

The ceremonial first pitch was thrown out by a Nationals Youth Baseball Academy scholar-athlete.[42][43] Patrick Corbin started for the Nationals and José Urquidy started for the Astros.[44] Washington again wore their blue alternate home jerseys,[45] with Houston again wearing their road grey uniforms.[46] The Astros scored early, recording two runs in the first inning.[47] Robinson Chirinos hit a two-run home run in the fourth inning, extending Houston's lead to 4–0.[47] Urquidy exited after five innings, having held the Nationals scoreless, retiring nine straight batters before being pulled out.[47]

Washington scored a run in the bottom of the sixth, coming on a Juan Soto ground-out with the bases loaded and one out. Corbin pitched six innings, allowing four runs on seven hits while striking out five. A grand slam by Alex Bregman in the seventh inning extended Houston's lead to 8–1.[48] It was the 20th ever World Series grand slam and first since Addison Russell hit one in Game 6 of the 2016 World Series.[49] With no further scoring, the Astros evened the series, 2–2, ensuring a sixth game in Houston. This was the fifth time a World Series started with the road team's winning the first four games, the most recent occurrence having been 1996.[50]

Game 5

The Astros batting in the top of the 2nd inning of Game 5
October 27, 2019 8:07 pm (EDT) at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., 72 °F (22 °C), clear
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 7 10 0
Washington 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 0
WP: Gerrit Cole (1–1)   LP: Joe Ross (0–1)
Home runs:
HOU: Yordan Álvarez (1), Carlos Correa (1), George Springer (2)
WSH: Juan Soto (2)
Attendance: 43,910
Boxscore

The ceremonial first pitch was thrown out by chef José Andrés.[42][51] President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attended part of the game. The starting pitchers were Gerrit Cole for Houston and Joe Ross for Washington. Max Scherzer was scheduled to start for Washington, but was scratched about three hours before the game due to neck spasms.[52] The Nationals once again wore their blue alternate jerseys,[53] while the Astros wore their road grey uniforms.[54]

A two-run home run by Yordan Álvarez in the top of the second inning gave the Astros an early lead. In the top of the fourth, Carlos Correa hit another two-run home run, extending Houston's lead to 4–0. Ross pitched for five innings, allowing four runs on five hits while striking out one batter. Juan Soto narrowed the lead to 4–1 with a solo home run in the bottom of the seventh. Yuli Gurriel drove in a run in the top of the eighth to restore the four-run lead. Cole left after seven innings, having held the Nationals to one run on three hits while striking out nine. George Springer's two-run home run in the top of the ninth stretched Houston's lead to 7–1. With Ryan Pressly allowing no baserunners in the bottom of the ninth, the Astros moved to within a victory of their second title in three years. This became the third World Series—along with 1906 and 1996—to have the road team win the first five games.[55]

Game 6

Anthony Rendon had five RBIs in Game 6.[56]
October 29, 2019 7:07 pm (CDT) at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, 73 °F (23 °C), roof closed
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 7 9 0
Houston 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
WP: Stephen Strasburg (2–0)   LP: Justin Verlander (0–2)
Home runs:
WSH: Adam Eaton (2), Juan Soto (3), Anthony Rendon (1)
HOU: Alex Bregman (3)
Attendance: 43,384
Boxscore

The ceremonial first pitch was thrown by Hakeem Olajuwon to Clyde Drexler, both of whom played college basketball for the Houston Cougars and later won the 1995 NBA Finals with the Houston Rockets.[57] Starting pitchers were Justin Verlander for Houston and Stephen Strasburg for Washington, the same as in Game 2.[58]

Anthony Rendon drove in a run in the top of the first, giving the Nationals an early 1–0 lead. A sacrifice fly by José Altuve and a solo home run by Alex Bregman in the bottom of the first gave Houston a 2–1 lead.[59] Fifth-inning solo home runs by Adam Eaton and Juan Soto gave the Nationals a 3–2 lead. Verlander exited after five innings, having allowed three runs[59] on five hits while striking out three batters.[citation needed]

In the seventh inning, Trea Turner was controversially called out for interference on a play at first base,[60] leading to the ejection of Washington manager Dave Martinez.[61] This was the first ejection in a World Series since Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox in 1996.[62] A two-out, two-run home run by Rendon off Will Harris—who had not allowed a single earned run in the postseason—later that inning increased Washington's lead to 5–2.[59]

Rendon drove in two more runs in the top of the ninth with a double off Chris Devenski, extending the Nationals' lead to 7–2. Strasburg left with one out in the bottom of the ninth, having held the Astros to two runs on five hits while striking out seven. Sean Doolittle relieved Strasburg, and allowed a two-out double to Carlos Correa, but nothing further, and the Nationals evened the series to force a deciding seventh game.[63] This was the first instance in either a World Series, an NBA Final, or a Stanley Cup Final in which the road team won the first six games.[64][65]

Game 7

Patrick Corbin (shown here with the Diamondbacks) was the winning pitcher in Game 7.
October 30, 2019 7:07 pm (CDT) at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, 73 °F (23 °C), roof closed
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 6 9 0
Houston 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 9 1
WP: Patrick Corbin (1–1)   LP: Will Harris (0–1)
Home runs:
WSH: Anthony Rendon (2), Howie Kendrick (1)
HOU: Yuli Gurriel (1)
Attendance: 43,326
Boxscore

This was the 40th time a World Series reached its deciding Game 7.[66][c] The starting pitchers were Washington's Max Scherzer, who won Game 1, and Houston's Zack Greinke, who received a no decision in Game 3,[67] making this the first World Series Game 7 started by two previous Cy Young Award winners.[68] Entering the deciding seventh game, road teams had a 16–3 record in games of the 2019 championship series for the three major U.S. professional sports leagues using the best-of-seven format.[69][d] The Astros wore their alternate orange home jerseys while the Nationals wore their alternate blue road jerseys. Ceremonial first pitches were thrown by former Astros Jeff Bagwell and Craig Biggio.[70]

A solo home run by Yuli Gurriel in the bottom of the second inning gave the Astros an early 1–0 lead. Carlos Correa hit a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the fifth inning to extend the lead to 2–0. Scherzer pitched five innings, allowing two runs on seven hits while striking out three batters. Anthony Rendon's solo home run in the top of the seventh cut the Astros' lead to 2–1. Greinke left with one out in the top of the seventh; the next batter, Howie Kendrick, hit a two-run home run off of Will Harris into the right field foul pole netting, giving the Nationals a 3–2 lead, that they'd never relinquish. Greinke was charged with two runs on two hits while striking out three in 6+1⁄3 innings. Juan Soto drove in Adam Eaton with two outs in the top of the eighth inning, giving Washington a two-run lead. The Nationals extended their lead to 6–2 in the ninth inning, with two runs scoring on a one-out single by Eaton with the bases loaded. With Patrick Corbin having pitched three scoreless innings in relief for Washington, Daniel Hudson came in to pitch the bottom of the ninth and retired the side in order, striking out Michael Brantley swinging for the final out of the season, to give the Nationals franchise their first World Series title in 51 seasons, and the city's first since the Senators won in 1924.[71]

The Nationals' win marked the sixth straight year the road team won the deciding game of the Series and the first time in major North American sports history that the road team won all four away games of a best-of-seven postseason series.[72][73] During postgame ceremonies, Washington's Stephen Strasburg was presented with the World Series Most Valuable Player Award.[74]

Composite line score

2019 World Series (4–3): Washington Nationals (NL) beat Houston Astros (AL).

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals 3 1 0 2 5 1 12 4 5 33 58 4
Houston Astros 8 4 1 4 1 2 5 2 3 30 68 3
Home runs:
WSH: Juan Soto (3), Adam Eaton (2), Anthony Rendon (2), Howie Kendrick (1), Kurt Suzuki (1), Michael A. Taylor (1), Ryan Zimmerman (1)
HOU: Alex Bregman (3), Robinson Chirinos (2), George Springer (2), Yordan Álvarez (1), Carlos Correa (1), Yuli Gurriel (1), Martín Maldonado (1)
Total attendance: 305,072   Average attendance: 43,582

Broadcasting

Television

The World Series was televised by Fox for the 20th straight year,[75] with Joe Buck calling the games as play-by-play announcer along with John Smoltz as color commentator and Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci as field reporters. Kevin Burkhardt hosted the network's pregame shows, joined by analysts Frank Thomas, Alex Rodriguez and David Ortiz. Fox Deportes aired the series in Spanish, with Rolando Nichols calling the play-by-play, Edgar Gonzalez as color commentator, and Carlos Álvarez as field reporter.[76]

MLB International fed the series to broadcasters outside the United States, with Matt Vasgersian providing play-by-play and Buck Martinez as color commentator.[77]

Ratings

Further information: World Series television ratings
Game Ratings
(households) 		Share
(households) 		U.S. audience
(in millions) 		Ref
1 7.3 15 12.194 [78]
2 7.1 15 11.925 [79]
3 7.1 15 12.220 [80]
4 5.9 TBA 10.209 [81]
5 6.5 12 11.390 [82]
6 9.6 19 16.425 [83]
7 TBA 21.19† [84]

† preliminary

Notes:[e] Games 1 through 4 all ranked as the number one most-watched programs of their respective days.[85] Game 1 had the second-lowest audience for any Game 1 to date, with only the 2014 World Series having a smaller audience for the opener.[86] Game 2 had the lowest audience for any Game 2 to date, a distinction previously held by the 2012 World Series.[87] Game 4 was the lowest rated game ever and had the second-lowest audience ever, with only Game 3 of the 2008 World Series having a smaller audience.[88]

Radio

ESPN Radio broadcast the World Series for the 22nd straight year,[89] with coverage presented by AutoZone. Dan Shulman served as play-by-play announcer, with Chris Singleton as color commentator and Buster Olney as field reporter. Marc Kestecher and Kevin Winter hosted the pregame shows with reporter Tim Kurkjian.[90] New Spanish-language radio network Unanimo Deportes, flagshipped at WMYM Miami, broadcast its first World Series with Beto Ferreiro and Orlando Hernández announcing.[91]

Locally, both teams' flagship radio stations broadcast the series with their regular announcers. In Houston, KBME aired the series with Robert Ford and Steve Sparks announcing. In Washington, WJFK-FM aired the series with Charlie Slowes and Dave Jageler calling the games. Per MLB rules, the teams' other radio affiliates may carry the series but must air the ESPN Radio broadcast.[77]

Controversies

Several calls by the umpires were controversial, including Lance Barksdale's strike zone in Game 5.[92] Media reports and journalists, including Jeff Passan, increased their appeals to MLB for a computerized strike zone.[93][94] In the seventh inning of Game 6, with the Nationals leading 3–2, Washington's Trea Turner was called out by home plate umpire Sam Holbrook for interference at first base. Although initial reports and television commentary indicated the call was for running outside the 45-foot (14 m) runner's lane,[95] MLB's chief baseball officer, Joe Torre, clarified after the game that Turner had interfered with Yuli Gurriel's attempt to catch the ball.[96][97][98] The call led to a 4+1⁄2 minute delay while umpires confirmed their interpretation of the rules (the decision itself was a judgment call not reviewable via MLB instant replay) and resulted in furious objection from Nationals manager Dave Martinez, who became the first manager ejected from a World Series game since 1996.[99]

Astros third baseman Alex Bregman carried his bat past first base after homering in the first inning of Game 6 to put Houston in the lead, which was considered a violation of decorum. Imitating Bregman, after homering to give Washington the lead in the fifth inning of the same game, Nationals left fielder Juan Soto carried his bat nearly all the way to first base before dropping it at first base coach Tim Bogar's feet. Both managers expressed displeasure at the two young players' bat-carrying celebrations after the game, and Bregman apologized during a postgame interview with the media, admitting of Soto's fifth-inning riposte that he "deserved it".[100]

A trio of women in the crowd flashed their bare chests behind home plate during Game 5, in an attempt to raise money for their magazine's fight against breast cancer. They were promptly removed from the game and have been banned from all MLB stadiums "indefinitely". The women were briefly seen on the television broadcast of the game.[101]

President Donald Trump was booed and "chants of 'Lock him up!' echoed throughout Nationals Park" when he and wife Melania were introduced before Game 5. This led to some discussion in the media of the civility required of the event and the larger political discourse taking place.[102]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b During the postseason, there are seven umpires to a crew. One umpire is designated as the replay official and is assigned to MLB's New York office with replay officials for the first two games of the series. At the first travel day, the replay official umpire is assigned to the field for the remainder of the series while another umpire is designated the replay official. Wolf was the replay official for Games 1 and 2, while Porter was the replay official for the remaining games.
  2. ^ The Astros entered the NL as the Houston Colt .45s in 1962, acquiring their current name in 1965 and moving to the AL in 2013; the Nationals entered the NL as the Montreal Expos in 1969, moving to Washington and acquiring their current name in 2005.
  3. ^ Including the 1912 World Series, which had a deciding Game 8 because Game 2 ended in a tie.
  4. ^ 2019 Stanley Cup Finals road teams 5–2, 2019 NBA Finals road teams 5–1, 2019 World Series road teams 6–0.
  5. ^ Per World Series television ratings, 1984–2019.

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