He made several excellent plays in the field and hit four home runs in the playoffs, including a go-ahead home run in that 18-inning 1-0 win over Seattle back in the ALDS.
He hit in all six World Series games, making him the first rookie with a hit in six straight World Series contests. Rookie shortstop Jeremy Pena was a revelation. No player in postseason history had ever hit two such home runs in an entire career. His three-run home run in the sixth inning - a monumental blast of 450 feet that was reminiscent of Reggie Jackson's third home run far into the Yankee Stadium bleachers back in Game 6 in 1977 - turned a 1-0 deficit into a 3-1 lead and was his third come-from-behind home run of this postseason that late in a game. The lineup did just enough through this postseason run, especially Game 6 hero Yordan Alvarez. The Astros won all four of his postseason starts. 163 average) with Valdez leading the way in the Game 6, allowing just one run over six innings. The staff posted a 2.29 ERA in the postseason (and held the Phillies to a.
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The Astros had perhaps the deepest pitching staff in the long history of this game, from future Hall of Famer Justin Verlander to Framber Valdez and his unhittable curveball to Cristian Javier and his invisiball to a ridiculous bullpen full of power arms. They did it the way they've done this entire postseason: Dominating pitching and a clutch home run. They went 11-2 in the postseason, clinching the World Series with a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 6, becoming the first team to clinch at home since 2013. The Houston Astros won 106 games in the regular season. Here are the best highlights and takeaways from the Astros' victory.
The team secured their second World Series title ever, alongside throwing the first combined no-hitter in World Series history in Game 4. A Yordan Alvarez three-run blast in the sixth inning put the Astros up for good after a Kyle Schwarber home run gave the Phillies a short-lived one-run lead.
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