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2019 World Series
Team (Wins) Manager(s) Season
Washington Nationals (2) Dave Martinez 93–69 (.574)
Houston Astros (1) A. J. Hinch 107–55 (.660)
DatesOctober 22–30
UmpiresLance Barksdale, Gary Cederstrom (crew chief), Doug Eddings, Sam Holbrook, James Hoye, Alan Porter (Games 1–2),[a] Jim Wolf (Games 3–end)[a][1]
Broadcast
TelevisionFox
TV announcersJoe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci
RadioESPN
Radio announcersDan Shulman, Chris Singleton and Buster Olney
ALCSHouston Astros defeated New York Yankees, 4–2
NLCSWashington Nationals defeated St. Louis Cardinals, 4–0
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The 2019 World Series is the championship series of Major League Baseball's 2019 season. The 115th edition of the World Series, it is a best-of-seven playoff played between the American League champion Houston Astros and the National League champion Washington Nationals. The series began on October 22, with a potential Game 7 scheduled to be played on October 30.[2]

The 2019 World Series is presented by sponsor YouTube TV and officially known as the 2019 World Series presented by YouTube TV.[3]

Background

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

This is the second World Series to feature two expansion teams, the first being the 2015 World Series between the Kansas City Royals and New York Mets.[b][4] Although the Astros were members of the National League until 2012, they never met the Nationals franchise in the postseason during their tenure in the NL, thus making this the first ever postseason meeting between the franchises.[5] The last regular season meeting between the two clubs was in 2017.[5] 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.

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.[6] The Nationals finished in second place in the National League East, qualifying for the playoffs as a wild card team.[7] They defeated the Milwaukee Brewers at home in the National League Wild Card Game.[8] The Nationals then defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers, who had won the previous two National League pennants, in the National League Division Series.[9] 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.[10]

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.[11] 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.[12] In the American League Championship Series, the Astros defeated the New York Yankees in six games.[13] This is Houston's third World Series appearance and second in three years.[14]

Schedule

Minute Maid Park
Nationals Park

Washington leads the series, 2–1.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 22 Washington Nationals – 5, Houston Astros – 4 Minute Maid Park 3:43 43,339[15] 
2 October 23 Washington Nationals – 12, Houston Astros – 3 Minute Maid Park 4:01 43,357[16] 
3 October 25 Houston Astros – 4, Washington Nationals – 1 Nationals Park 4:03 43,867[17] 
4 October 26 Houston Astros at Washington Nationals Nationals Park - -[18] 
5 October 27 Houston Astros at Washington Nationals Nationals Park - - 
6 October 29† Washington Nationals at Houston Astros Minute Maid Park - - 
7 October 30† Washington Nationals at Houston Astros Minute Maid Park - -

†: if necessary

Game summaries

Game 1

Juan Soto was 3-for-4 with three RBIs in Game 1.
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.[19] Before the national anthem, a moment of silence took place in honor of umpire Eric Cooper,[20] who had died on October 20. Former Astro Brian McCann threw out the ceremonial first pitch to former teammate Evan Gattis.[20] 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.[21] 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.[22]

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.[23] He also broke a World Series record held by Reggie Jackson and Lou Gehrig, with a home run in five consecutive World Series games,[24] 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.[25]

Game 2

Game 2 winning pitcher Stephen Strasburg
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.[26] 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 homer 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.[27]

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. 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 homer 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 homered in the bottom of the ninth off of Nationals reliever Javy Guerra, but the Nationals completed their eighth consecutive playoff win.[28]

Game 3

Michael Brantley was 2-for-4 with two RBIs in Game 3.
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.[29] 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.[30] 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.[31]

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, making this the first World Series since 1996 that the first three games were won by the road team.[32]

Game 4

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 5 0
Washington 0 0 – – – – – – – 0 2 0
Starting pitchers:
HOU: José Urquidy (0–0)
WSH: Patrick Corbin (0–0)
Boxscore

The ceremonial first pitch was thrown out by a Nationals Youth Baseball Academy scholar-athlete.[33][34] Patrick Corbin started for Washington and José Urquidy started for the Astros.[35] Washington wore their blue alternate home jerseys, with Houston again wearing their road grey uniforms. The Astros scored early, recording two runs in the first inning via four consecutive one-out singles.

Game 5

October 27, 2019 8:07 pm (EDT) at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston – – – – – – – – – – – –
Washington – – – – – – – – – – – –
Starting pitchers:
HOU: Gerrit Cole (0–1)
WSH: Max Scherzer (1–0)
Boxscore

The ceremonial first pitch will be thrown out by chef José Andrés.[33] President Donald Trump plans to attend.[36] Cole will start for Houston and Scherzer will start for Washington.[37]

Composite line score

2019 World Series (2–1): Washington Nationals (NL) lead Houston Astros (AL).

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals 2 1 0 2 3 0 6 3 1 18 32 4
Houston Astros 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 11 30 1
Home runs:
WSH: Adam Eaton (1), Juan Soto (1), Kurt Suzuki (1), Michael A. Taylor (1), Ryan Zimmerman (1)
HOU: Alex Bregman (1), Robinson Chirinos (1), Martín Maldonado (1), George Springer (1)
Total attendance: 130,563   Average attendance: 43,521

Broadcasting

Television

The World Series is being televised by Fox for the 20th straight year,[38] 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 hosts the network's pregame shows, joined by analysts Frank Thomas, Alex Rodriguez and David Ortiz. Fox Deportes is airing the series in Spanish, with Rolando Nichols calling the play-by-play, Edgar Gonzalez as color commentator, and Carlos Álvarez as field reporter.[39]

MLB International feeds the series to broadcasters outside the United States, with Matt Vasgersian providing play-by-play and Buck Martinez as color commentator.[40]

Ratings

Further information: World Series television ratings
Game Ratings
(households) 		Share
(households) 		U.S. audience
(in millions) 		Ref
1 7.3 15 12.194 [41]
2 7.1 15 11.925 [42]
3
4
5

Notes:[c] Game 1 had the second-lowest audience for any Game 1, with only the 2014 World Series having a smaller audience for the opener.[43] Game 2 had the lowest audience for any Game 2, a distinction previously held by the 2012 World Series.[44]

Radio

ESPN Radio is broadcasting the World Series for the 22nd straight year,[45] with coverage presented by AutoZone. Dan Shulman serves as play-by-play announcer, with Chris Singleton as color commentator and Buster Olney as field reporter. Marc Kestecher, Kevin Winter and Tim Kurkjian host the pregame shows.[46] New Spanish-language radio network Unanimo Deportes, flagshipped at WMYM Miami, is broadcasting its first World Series with Beto Ferreiro and Orlando Hernández announcing.[47]

Locally, both teams' flagship radio stations are broadcasting the series with their regular announcers. In Houston, KBME is airing the series with Robert Ford and Steve Sparks announcing. In Washington, WJFK-FM is airing 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.[40]

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 is the replay official for Games 1 and 2, while Porter is 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. ^ Per World Series television ratings from 1984 to present.

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Further reading

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