The Houston Astros beat the Phillies 3-2 in Game 5 of the World Series. The Astros now have a 3-2 series lead. The series heads back to Houston for Game 6 on Saturday:
One night after being no-hit by four Astros pitchers in Game 4, the Phillies were held to just two runs by five Houston pitchers in Game 5.
The Phillies had opportunities to get to the 39-year-old right-hander, who allowed four hits and walked four. He pitched with runners on base in all but one of his five innings. The Phils left six men on base against him in the first three innings, including the bases full in the second inning. Verlander allowed a single to Jean Segura with two outs in that inning then issued consecutive walks to Brandon Marsh and Kyle Schwarber before striking out Rhys Hoskins on a 2-2 slider.
For the game, the Phillies were 1 for 7 with runners in scoring position. Through the seventh inning, they were 0 for 4 with runners in scoring position, running their streak of futility to 0 for 20 since J.T. Realmuto tied Game 1 of the series with a two-run double against Verlander.
Syndergaard retired eight in a row after the RBI hit by Peña in the first and got the Phillies through three innings. Manager Rob Thomson stuck with Syndergaard in the fourth. The right-hander hung a 2-2 curveball to Peña and the Astros' rookie shortstop lofted it into the left-field seats for a 2-1 lead.
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