PHILADELPHIA (AP) \u2014 Justin Verlander overcame an early jolt to grit out the World Series win that long eluded him, rookie Jeremy Pe\u00f1a hit a go-ahead home run and the Houston Astros beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 to head home with a 3-2 lead. Buoyed by late defensive gems from Trey Mancini and Chas McCormick, the Astros moved to the brink of their second championship \u2014 the other was a scandal-tainted title in 2017. Houston went ahead just four pitches in against Noah Syndergaard on Pe\u00f1a\u2019s run-scoring single. Then Philly\u2019s Kyle Schwarber homered leading off the bottom half, harkening to the five-run lead Verlander wasted in Houston\u2019s opening 6-5, 10-inning loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Verlander gets World Series win, Astros lead Phillies 3-2<\/p>\n\n\n\n
PHILADELPHIA (AP) \u2014 Justin Verlander overcame an early jolt to grit out the World Series win that long eluded him, rookie Jeremy Pe\u00f1a hit a go-ahead home run and the Houston Astros beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 to head home with a 3-2 lead. Buoyed by late defensive gems from Trey Mancini and Chas McCormick, the Astros moved to the brink of their second championship \u2014 the other was a scandal-tainted title in 2017. Houston went ahead just four pitches in against Noah Syndergaard on Pe\u00f1a\u2019s run-scoring single. Then Philly\u2019s Kyle Schwarber homered leading off the bottom half, harkening to the five-run lead Verlander wasted in Houston\u2019s opening 6-5, 10-inning loss.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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