Today, I will be writing about the World Series Game 6 between the Washington Nationals and the Houston Astros. Going into this game, the Astros held a 3-2 series lead over the Nationals. That means that had they won game six, they would have been the World Series champs, as the series is best of seven games. After reading that, you can probably infer that the Nationals won this game. The final score was 7-2. This means that the two teams will be playing in game seven tonight, a winner take all matchup to see who takes home the title of MLB champs.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/another-road-win-washington-nationals-houston-astros-headed-final-game-n1073741

In all honesty, I would have chosen to write about Game seven in a heartbeat had it actually happened before this blog was due, but game six in no way lacked excitement and plenty to write about and discuss.

The second Astros run came in the first inning as the result of a home run by the Astros star third baseman Alex Bregman. What makes this especially interesting is not the hit itself, but rather what happened after. Bregman, rather than simply dropping his bat and running around the bases, decided to carry his bat all the way to first base, where he tried to hand it off to his first base coach (unsuccessfully). For those that have not played or do not follow baseball, this may not seem significant. However, this is extremely disrespectful to the other team, and shows cockiness and a disregard for the other team in general.

Then in the fifth inning, the young star cleanup for the Nationals, Juan Soto, hit a monster of a home run nearly off the scoreboard. He then proceeded to do as Bregman did, and carry his bat all the way to first base, just to prove the Nationals were more than up to the challenge.

Then in the seventh came a controversy. The leadoff (first) hitter for the Nationals, Trea Turner, hit a ball up the third base line and seemingly made it to first base as the ball went by the Astros first baseman. However, the home plate umpire then ruled Turner out for apparently interference with the first baseman. Turner was sent back to the dugout and the runner on base was sent back to where he started. Nationals players and coaches were furious, but nothing would change. Had the Nationals lost this game, Washington players and fans alike would undoubtedly be beyond mad at such a seemingly unjust call in such an important situation (ex. Saints vs. Rams in last year’s NFL playoffs).

https://www.federalbaseball.com/2019/10/29/20937573/washington-nationals-stay-in-the-fight-force-world-series-game-seven-7-2-win-houston-astros-game-six

Game seven will be played tonight, ultimately deciding who will go into the offseason as champions, and who will be forced to “try again next year.”