THE Houston Astros have been here before, operating on this stage so many times of late, that when they needed a clutch World Series performance in Game 2 on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila), a steady and measured level of play appeared to come naturally.
Jose Altuve hit a home run and right-hander Jose Urquidy went five strong innings as Houston earned a 7-2 victory over the visiting Atlanta Braves to even the World Series one win apiece.
The Astros maximized their opportunities, scoring four of their runs on a sacrifice fly, an infield single, an error and a fielder’s choice to rebound from a 6-2 defeat in Game 1.
Down one-game-to-none in the World Series is hardly a foreign concept to the Astros. It happened to them in 2017 against the Los Angeles Dodgers, when they won the title, and again in 2019, when they were defeated by the Washington Nationals. Both series went seven games.
“After we lost (in Game 1), we stayed positive,” Altuve said postgame on MLB Network.
“That’s something we always talk about is win (today). We don’t care about yesterday or what we did. It was a new game today. I think we started the game the right way, and I was happy that we won this one. We needed it.”
The best-of-seven series shifts to Atlanta for the next three games Friday, Saturday and Sunday. — Field Level Media
